Brisbane vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$2682
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	79
😀 Quality of life	98	92
🏙️ Population	2.71M	568K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 10% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1813th and 1272nd ($2065 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 13th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 9th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Surrey

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	Brisbane	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$12061

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741