Brisbane vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$3016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
78
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
2.36M
662K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 8% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 930th and 587th ($2356 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 18th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$14942

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758