Cost of Living in Brisbane

Summary of cost of living in Brisbane, Australia:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 2,724.79 ¥ 1,543.25-4,822.64
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 14,709.07 ¥ 9,645.29-23,148.69
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 1,446.79 ¥ 1,350.34-1,543.25
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 1,060.98 ¥ 771.62-1,350.34
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 1,114.03 ¥ 771.62-1,350.34
Cappuccino (regular) 531.26 ¥ 385.81-723.40
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 433.23 ¥ 327.94-530.49
Water (12 oz small bottle) 356.18 ¥ 289.36-434.04
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 834.80 ¥ 547.67-1,241.39
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 319.62 ¥ 164.06-546.88
Rice (white), (1 lb) 150.66 ¥ 70.00-210.00
Eggs (regular) (12) 555.21 ¥ 355.91-879.65
Local Cheese (1 lb) 718.12 ¥ 393.75-1,531.26
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 564.30 ¥ 393.75-765.63
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 1,081.69 ¥ 700.01-1,531.26
Apples (1 lb) 211.21 ¥ 131.25-262.50
Banana (1 lb) 169.16 ¥ 87.50-262.50
Oranges (1 lb) 207.86 ¥ 87.50-354.38
Tomato (1 lb) 321.99 ¥ 131.25-481.25
Potato (1 lb) 157.63 ¥ 87.50-218.75
Onion (1 lb) 138.54 ¥ 87.50-175.00
Lettuce (1 head) 410.56 ¥ 192.91-675.17
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 260.77 ¥ 81.98-385.81
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 1,929.06 ¥ 1,446.79-2,797.13
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 718.59 ¥ 289.36-964.53
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 772.46 ¥ 289.36-1,157.43
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 3,858.12 ¥ 2,893.59-4,822.64
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 434.04 ¥ 337.59-771.62
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 21,219.63 ¥ 15,432.46-24,113.22
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 434.04 ¥ 299.00-626.94
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 371.77 ¥ 355.47-434.63
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 5,787.17 ¥ 4,976.97-6,172.98
Gasoline (1 gallon) 761.81 ¥ 620.69-876.27
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 3,375,851.00 ¥ 3,086,492.35-3,858,115.43
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 2,962,188.69 ¥ 2,869,473.35-3,170,502.81
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 33,701.63 ¥ 19,290.58-40,413.76
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 3,582.54 ¥ 1,929.06-4,726.19
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 9,058.49 ¥ 7,233.97-10,947.40
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 7,113.40 ¥ 2,893.59-12,056.61
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 3,028.62 ¥ 1,929.06-3,858.12
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 1,929.06 ¥ 1,446.79-2,700.68
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 240,390.27 ¥ 96,452.89-289,358.66
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 1,304,364.53 ¥ 578,717.32-2,411,322.15
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 14,244.89 ¥ 7,233.97-16,396.99
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 8,814.55 ¥ 2,893.59-12,538.88
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 20,387.73 ¥ 11,574.35-24,981.30
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 19,774.22 ¥ 9,645.29-26,524.54
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 250,837.08 ¥ 192,905.77-299,003.95
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 208,959.50 ¥ 173,615.19-241,132.21
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 398,440.84 ¥ 337,585.10-453,328.56
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 259,892.30 ¥ 229,075.60-299,003.95
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 122,482.54 ¥ 106,856.25-143,371.07
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 89,429.10 ¥ 62,724.84-103,944.02
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 453,634.00 ¥
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 5.55 4.93-6.50

Prices in Brisbane

This city had 2572 entries in the past 12 months by 282 different contributors.
Last update: September 2023
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9 Comments so far
J. Gibert on Jul 01, 2023:
Can anyone comment on the accuracy of this data please? Considering making the jump from NZ and moving to Brisbane as it looks like it's better value than Sydney/Melbourne (software dev)
Sam on Jan 02, 2023:
1 Bedroom new Apartment in West End (5km from city) ~ 70sqm from 2019: $400/wk, then $425/wk after negotiation down from $450, then $450/wk currently.

pricing closer to Tanja's, wages are higher though, i am a hiring exec and there is account managers on 80-90k + fully paid car with fuel etc admin on 60-65k.

Hope this helps.
Anonymous on Oct 06, 2022:
Tanjs has 2 university degree and worked in management and senior level but hasn't reached AUD70K gross? I got an offer to work in Brisbane for AUD120K and still very low in my opinion since the cost of living in Brisbane is high
RadDudw on Jun 27, 2022:
While Tanja raises a good point about some of the other costs. Her claims about wages are deadset wrong. Most tradesmen are netting $55k easily. Think about it, it’s around $1k in hand each week, it’s not that much. Honestly if your not making $70k gross, you either have useless degrees, no trade skills or aren’t very good at your job
dk on Feb 12, 2022:
anyone know how much a cigarette really is there ?
or,was it correct ?
Denver on Dec 03, 2021:
Man this is the most depressing city, and it’s coming from an Eastern European.
Brisbane Resident on Sep 13, 2020:
I have to agree, Tanja's rates below are highly accurate, more so during this time (2020). The above-mentioned are out of date. Tanja's pricing below is the norm here in Brisbane if you live in the city centre, or live even a couple of suburbs away from the city centre. For those who would like to move to Brisbane, better to overprice than under right? But I assure you, as another resident of Brisbane, Tanja's rates are the closest value to the current costs of living here in BNE.
Anonymous on Jun 24, 2020:
There are other places called Denver in this world.
Elizabeth Kriesch on Dec 13, 2019:
Denver is not 18km from Brisbane Australia. It is is the US