Brisbane vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$4836
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$998
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$3778
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
46
😀 Quality of life
97
81
🏙️ Population
2.36M
398K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 37% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 781st and 2435th ($2491 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1891st 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 2.1 months in Wichita. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 488th 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
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$5.04
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$16129

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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 Wichita

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1843
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1727
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1243
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1685
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1500
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1596
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1832
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$2026
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1841
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1755
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1807
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1732
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1577
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1835
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1772
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1854
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1515
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1580
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1835
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1840
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1690
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1899
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1765
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2100
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1864
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1961
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1919
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1953
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1931
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2258
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1874
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2045
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1909
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2308
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2231
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2433
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2316
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2179
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1802
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2287