Brisbane vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$6218
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1722
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$3186
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$684
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$5035
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
69
😀 Quality of life
97
90
🏙️ Population
2.36M
385K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 6% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 781st and 497th ($2491 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 439th 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 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Tampa ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 158th 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
$14
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$7.02
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$3714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$2659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$4042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$6.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$4.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1391
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$14056

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Tampa

Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Egypt Lake-Leto
$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi East Lake-Orient Park
$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi Palm River-Clair Mel
$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi Temple Terrace
$2453
11 km or 7 mi University
$2435
27 km or 17 mi Pinellas Park
$2080
28 km or 17 mi St. Petersburg
$2642
29 km or 18 mi Clearwater
$2543
31 km or 19 mi Dunedin
$2410
32 km or 20 mi Largo
$2190
33 km or 20 mi Plant
$2314
34 km or 21 mi Tarpon Springs
$2355
41 km or 25 mi Zephyrhills
$2075
50 km or 31 mi Lakeland
$2437
55 km or 34 mi Bradenton
$2519
65 km or 41 mi Brooksville
$2289
71 km or 44 mi Sarasota
$2745
74 km or 46 mi Winter Haven
$2128
84 km or 52 mi Haines
$2224
95 km or 59 mi Clermont
$2328
97 km or 60 mi Venice
$2595
105 km or 65 mi North Port
$2461
108 km or 67 mi Winter Garden
$2382
109 km or 68 mi Leesburg
$2279
110 km or 68 mi Kissimmee
$2267
113 km or 70 mi Ocoee
$2406
113 km or 71 mi Sebring
$1693
119 km or 74 mi St. Cloud
$2283
122 km or 76 mi Apopka
$2408
123 km or 76 mi Orlando
$2594
124 km or 77 mi Eustis
$2302
130 km or 81 mi Winter Park
$2457
130 km or 81 mi Altamonte Springs
$2408
136 km or 84 mi Casselberry
$2397
139 km or 86 mi Ocala
$1957
141 km or 88 mi Winter Springs
$2380
146 km or 91 mi Oviedo
$2364
148 km or 92 mi Sanford
$2353
156 km or 97 mi Cape Coral
$2353
161 km or 100 mi Deltona
$2369