Brisbane vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.6M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 101% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 930th and 4516th ($2356 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 18th and 209th 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
$13.8
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$19102

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589