Brisbane vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$9038
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$2349
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$4207
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$934
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$6864
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	82
😀 Quality of life	98	96
🏙️ Population	2.71M	449K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 40% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1349th and 13th ($2269 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Australia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Australia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 3rd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Zurich

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	Brisbane	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$9.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$24322

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3281
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3328
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3305
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3360
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3556
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4151
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2546
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3367
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2721
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3380
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3331
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1740
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1872
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1550
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3677
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1604
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1721
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3080
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1393
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2543
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3171