Brisbane vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$3306
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$7823
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$2128
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$3806
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$6170
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	98	93
🏙️ Population	2.71M	690K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 31% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1349th and 92nd ($2269 vs $3306) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 62nd 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 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Washington ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 52nd 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	$15.5	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$6.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$2369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$4324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$3337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$7337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$4181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$198
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$24788

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3030
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2877
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2763
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2777
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2499
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2818
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2544
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2344
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2721
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2522
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2588
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3292
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2664
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2830
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2453
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2736
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2951
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2443
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2304
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2234
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2333
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1944
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2985
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2257
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2024
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2399
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2003