Brisbane vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$3590
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
86
😀 Quality of life
97
94
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.79M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 3% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 781st and 656th ($2491 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 15th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Toronto

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Brisbane Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$18156

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085