Brisbane vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$832
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	8
😀 Quality of life	98	63
🏙️ Population	2.71M	24.7K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 30% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 1813th and 3601st ($2065 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Australia vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 9th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Victoria

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	Brisbane	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$8213

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420