Vienna vs. Brisbane Cost of Living Summary

Vienna is 8.0% cheaper than Brisbane.

Restaurants
pay 14.0% more in Vienna
Groceries
pay 7.3% less in Vienna
Transportation
pay 53.7% more in Vienna
Housing
pay 22.9% less in Vienna
Childcare
pay 36.1% less in Vienna
Entertainment and Sports
pay 31.0% less in Vienna
Clothing
pay 3.6% less in Vienna

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Vienna are more expensive than in Brisbane. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Vienna.

Vienna vs. Brisbane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vienna instead of Brisbane, you would:

pay 14.0% more for restaurants

 
Brisbane
Vienna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.41
A$25.71
$17.92
€16.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.14
A$16.45
$13.44
€12.19
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.86
A$4.22
$3.81
€3.46

Improve prices ·

pay 7.3% less for groceries

 
Brisbane
Vienna
Bread
1 loaf
$2.68
A$3.96
$2.22
€2.02
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.61
A$6.81
$6.80
€6.17
Milk (1 gallon) $6.22
A$9.19
$5.92
€5.37

Improve prices ·

pay 53.7% more for transportation

 
Brisbane
Vienna
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.34
A$7.88
$7.63
€6.93
Monthly public transit pass $20.89
A$30.85
$57.11
€51.80
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,937.53
A$39,783.69
$29,661.80
€26,907.70

Improve prices ·

pay 22.9% less for housing

 
Brisbane
Vienna
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.25
A$88.98
$31.45
€28.53
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,938.39
A$2,862.78
$1,271.42
€1,153.37
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,339.97
A$1,978.99
$899.29
€815.79

Improve prices ·

pay 36.1% less for childcare

 
Brisbane
Vienna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,919.27
A$2,834.54
$354.58
€321.66
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,560.73
A$18,550.78
$27,740.53
€25,164.82

Improve prices ·

pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Brisbane
Vienna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.35
A$12.34
$5.93
€5.38
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.35
A$6.43
$5.12
€4.64
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$38.29
A$56.55
$7.45
€6.75

Improve prices ·

pay 3.6% less for clothing

 
Brisbane
Vienna
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$83.20
A$122.88
$87.06
€78.98
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.18
A$65.25
$37.42
€33.94
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$111.40
A$164.52
$90.63
€82.21

Improve prices ·

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Australia vs. Austria. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Australia and Austria.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Vienna or Brisbane. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.