Brisbane vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$6770
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
81
😀 Quality of life
97
98
🏙️ Population
2.36M
447K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 27% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 781st and 41st ($2491 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Australia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Australia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 2 months in Zurich. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 15th and 6th 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
$14
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$9.29
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$44.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$20539

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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 Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2483
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2843