Brisbane vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$2529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	98	88
🏙️ Population	2.71M	750K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 24% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1349th and 2723rd ($2269 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 95th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Winnipeg ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 3rd and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Winnipeg

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	Brisbane	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$13280

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429