Brisbane vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	81
😀 Quality of life	97	98
🏙️ Population	2.71M	449K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 39% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1792nd and 59th ($2016 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd 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 2.2 months in Zurich. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7th and 5th 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	$13.3	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$29610

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717