Brisbane vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	98	83
🏙️ Population	2.71M	398K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 14% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1813th and 2697th ($2065 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1945th 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 2 months in Wichita. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 9th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Wichita

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	Brisbane	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$16150

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293