Brisbane vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$818
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
8
😀 Quality of life
95
59
🏙️ Population
2.36M
24.7K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 47% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 930th and 3034th ($2356 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 18th and 5511th 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
$13.8
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$3.69
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$44.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$8062

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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 Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524