Brisbane vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
97
90
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.43M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 86% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1241st and 4646th ($2323 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 3rd and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Taipei

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Brisbane Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$16947

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612