Brisbane vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$5811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	97	94
🏙️ Population	2.36M	690K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 21% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 781st and 93rd ($2491 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 74th 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 Washington. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Washington

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	Brisbane	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$23453

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948