Brisbane vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$4485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	69
😀 Quality of life	98	91
🏙️ Population	2.71M	385K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 13% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1349th and 719th ($2269 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 625th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tampa ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Tampa

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	Brisbane	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$16676

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285