Brisbane vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$4327
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$2587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	97	88
🏙️ Population	2.71M	750K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 26% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1241st and 2623rd ($2323 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 86th 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 17th in Canada, while ranked 3rd and 292nd 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	$15.8	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$2362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$82.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$77
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$15143

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1403
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1834
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1637
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1761
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2138
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1668
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1947
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2011
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1703
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1927
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1748
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2351
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1636
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1739
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$1996
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2391
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2618
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2326
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2402
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1679
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2356
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2270
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2312
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2304
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2319
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2273
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2251
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2434
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2223
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2310