Brisbane vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$3492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	98	85
🏙️ Population	2.71M	398K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 25% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1349th and 2786th ($2269 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1921st 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 Wichita. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 462nd 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	$15.5	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$16041

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328