Brisbane vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$4040
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$960
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$1568
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$2464
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	97	87
🏙️ Population	2.36M	750K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 42% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 781st and 2708th ($2491 vs $1754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 107th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Winnipeg ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 15th and 250th 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	$14	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$3190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$12307

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1367
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1652
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1673
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1782
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2121
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1690
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1515
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1663
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2131
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1753
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1823
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2003
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1414
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1678
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2391
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2416
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2640
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2447
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2485
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1698
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2429
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2400
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2292
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2282
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2280
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2305
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2282
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2256
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2193
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2750