Brisbane Cost of Living
What it costs to live in Brisbane: consumer prices, wages, jobs, earnings and property, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Prices in Brisbane rose 4.4% in the year to Sep 2026, against 4.3% nationally: the 6th fastest rise of 8 capital cities. The all-groups index stood at 104.4.
Valid: Sep 2026 · Source: ABS Consumer Price Index (6401.0) · Index base: September 2025 = 100
Brisbane CPI over time
All-groups CPI index for Brisbane against the national index. A higher index means prices have risen more since September 2025. Hover for detail.
Price change by category in Brisbane
Annual change for each CPI category, year to Sep 2026.
- Automotive fuel +21.5%
- Private motoring +8.4%
- Transport +8.3%
- Restaurant meals +5.8%
- Milk +5.7%
- Beef and veal +5.6%
- Electricity +5.5%
- Insurance +5.5%
- Housing +5.4%
- Medical and hospital services +5.0%
- Meals out and take away foods +4.8%
- Alcohol and tobacco +4.6%
- Rents +4.6%
- Utilities +4.1%
- Take away and fast foods +4.0%
- Food and non-alcoholic beverages +3.7%
- Gas and other household fuels +2.8%
- Communication +2.3%
- Bread +2.2%
- Water and sewerage +1.9%
- Cheese +1.5%
- Motor vehicles +0.8%
- Poultry +0.1%
- Eggs +0.0%
- Coffee, tea and cocoa −1.2%
- Pharmaceutical products −1.9%
Inflation in each capital city
Annual change in the all-groups CPI for each capital city, fastest rise first.
| Rank | City | Annual change | Change, to scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hobart | +5.3% | |
| #2 | Darwin | +5.2% | |
| #3 | Adelaide | +5.0% | |
| #4 | Canberra | +4.7% | |
| #5 | Perth | +4.5% | |
| #6 | Brisbane (this city) | +4.4% | |
| #7 | Sydney | +4.3% | |
| #8 | Melbourne | +4.0% |
Wages in QLD
The Wage Price Index measures the change in hourly rates of pay. QLD against the national index, and wage growth less Brisbane inflation.
Employment in QLD
Unemployment rate and labour force participation for Queensland.
What QLD earns
Full-time adult average weekly earnings for Queensland. ABS Cat. 6302.0.
Housing in QLD
Mean dwelling price and affordability for Queensland. ABS Cat. 6432.0.
Mean dwelling price by state
- New South Wales $1,304,900
- Queensland $1,130,600
- Western Australia $1,123,700
- Australian Capital Territory $981,700
- South Australia $979,600
- Victoria $918,400
- Tasmania $733,200
- Northern Territory $614,400
Other capital cities
Prices, wages, jobs and property for each of the other capitals.