193 suburbs ranked cheapest-first by total annual running cost: council rates, water and sewerage, commute (driving) and home insurance. Figures are from official government sources updated July 2026. Use the table to sort by distance or school score.
| # | Suburb | Annual cost ↑ | CBD distance | School score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Hill | $5,209 | 3 km | 10.0 |
| 2 | Paddington | $5,276 | 2.9 km | 9.8 |
| 3 | Brisbane City | $5,414 | 0.1 km | 8.8 |
| 4 | Spring Hill | $5,414 | 1.2 km | 8.8 |
| 5 | Kangaroo Point | $5,514 | 1.4 km | 7.9 |
| 6 | Petrie Terrace | $5,514 | 1.4 km | 9.2 |
| 7 | South Brisbane | $5,514 | 1.1 km | 9.6 |
| 8 | Fortitude Valley | $5,515 | 1.8 km | 8.8 |
| 9 | Highgate Hill | $5,615 | 2.1 km | 9.6 |
| 10 | Milton | $5,681 | 2 km | 9.8 |
| 11 | Woolloongabba | $5,694 | 2.8 km | 9.2 |
| 12 | Herston | $5,714 | 2.4 km | 8.8 |
| 13 | New Farm | $5,715 | 2.1 km | 8.8 |
| 14 | Kelvin Grove | $5,762 | 2.7 km | 9.2 |
| 15 | East Brisbane | $5,879 | 2.6 km | 7.9 |
| 16 | Auchenflower | $6,009 | 3 km | 9.8 |
| 17 | Bowen Hills | $6,059 | 3 km | 9.5 |
| 18 | Newstead | $6,091 | 3.1 km | 8.8 |
| 19 | Teneriffe | $6,112 | 2.7 km | 8.8 |
| 20 | Hawthorne | $6,138 | 3.4 km | 7.9 |
| 21 | Taringa | $6,138 | 5 km | 9.0 |
| 22 | Stones Corner | $6,247 | 3.9 km | 9.2 |
| 23 | Norman Park | $6,265 | 3.8 km | 9.0 |
| 24 | Bulimba | $6,309 | 4.1 km | 9.1 |
| 25 | Annerley | $6,377 | 4.8 km | 8.6 |
| 26 | Windsor | $6,378 | 4 km | 9.5 |
| 27 | Balmoral | $6,384 | 4.5 km | 9.1 |
| 28 | Newmarket | $6,391 | 4.2 km | 9.5 |
| 29 | Long Pocket | $6,419 | 6.1 km | 4.7 |
| 30 | Albion | $6,434 | 4.5 km | 9.4 |
| 31 | Gaythorne | $6,468 | 7.3 km | 9.2 |
| 32 | Coorparoo | $6,527 | 4.8 km | 9.3 |
| 33 | Wilston | $6,528 | 4 km | 10.0 |
| 34 | Morningside | $6,569 | 5.1 km | 7.9 |
| 35 | Greenslopes | $6,657 | 4.9 km | 8.7 |
| 36 | Lutwyche | $6,660 | 5.4 km | 9.0 |
| 37 | Indooroopilly | $6,669 | 6.1 km | 9.9 |
| 38 | Carina | $6,703 | 7.6 km | 6.9 |
| 39 | Bardon | $6,727 | 4.8 km | 9.7 |
| 40 | Ashgrove | $6,738 | 5 km | 9.8 |
| 41 | Moorooka | $6,739 | 7.2 km | 8.2 |
| 42 | Hamilton | $6,740 | 5.5 km | 7.2 |
| 43 | St Lucia | $6,747 | 3.9 km | 10.0 |
| 44 | Wooloowin | $6,780 | 5.8 km | 9.0 |
| 45 | Gordon Park | $6,810 | 5.9 km | 9.0 |
| 46 | Sherwood | $6,866 | 8 km | 9.5 |
| 47 | Toowong | $6,922 | 4.3 km | 9.0 |
| 48 | Camp Hill | $6,939 | 6 km | 9.3 |
| 49 | Eagle Farm | $6,953 | 7.6 km | 7.2 |
| 50 | Ascot | $6,960 | 5.9 km | 7.2 |
| 51 | West End | $6,964 | 2.4 km | 9.6 |
| 52 | Dutton Park | $6,994 | 2.8 km | 8.9 |
| 53 | Clayfield | $7,028 | 6.3 km | 9.8 |
| 54 | Yeerongpilly | $7,045 | 6.7 km | 8.2 |
| 55 | Nundah | $7,050 | 8.3 km | 8.4 |
| 56 | Cannon Hill | $7,054 | 6.9 km | 7.3 |
| 57 | Everton Park | $7,182 | 8.6 km | 8.1 |
| 58 | Kalinga | $7,182 | 7 km | 9.8 |
| 59 | Holland Park West | $7,189 | 7.2 km | 9.4 |
| 60 | Kedron | $7,218 | 7.3 km | 9.1 |
| 61 | Enoggera | $7,225 | 6.8 km | 9.8 |
| 62 | Hendra | $7,268 | 7.3 km | 6.8 |
| 63 | Holland Park | $7,282 | 7 km | 5.2 |
| 64 | Stafford | $7,304 | 6.9 km | 5.9 |
| 65 | Tennyson | $7,354 | 6.9 km | 9.5 |
| 66 | Mount Coot-tha | $7,403 | 7.6 km | 10.0 |
| 67 | Chapel Hill | $7,422 | 8.2 km | 10.0 |
| 68 | Mitchelton | $7,427 | 8.4 km | 7.5 |
| 69 | Northgate | $7,458 | 10 km | 8.0 |
| 70 | Chelmer | $7,504 | 6.9 km | 9.9 |
| 71 | Murarrie | $7,527 | 8.4 km | 4.9 |
| 72 | Carina Heights | $7,532 | 7.7 km | 6.9 |
| 73 | Graceville | $7,589 | 7.2 km | 9.9 |
| 74 | Fairfield | $7,609 | 4.1 km | 8.6 |
| 75 | Archerfield | $7,615 | 11 km | 4.2 |
| 76 | Stafford Heights | $7,622 | 8.2 km | 5.7 |
| 77 | Grange | $7,660 | 5.4 km | 10.0 |
| 78 | Yeronga | $7,688 | 5 km | 9.2 |
| 79 | Wavell Heights | $7,709 | 8.7 km | 5.6 |
| 80 | The Gap | $7,759 | 8.7 km | 9.6 |
| 81 | Seven Hills | $7,760 | 5.4 km | 9.1 |
| 82 | Keperra | $7,775 | 9.5 km | 7.4 |
| 83 | Fig Tree Pocket | $7,791 | 9 km | 10.0 |
| 84 | Tarragindi | $7,795 | 6.7 km | 9.5 |
| 85 | Mount Gravatt | $7,818 | 9.1 km | 7.3 |
| 86 | Mount Gravatt East | $7,818 | 9.1 km | 6.0 |
| 87 | Upper Mount Gravatt | $7,839 | 10.9 km | 7.0 |
| 88 | Coopers Plains | $7,865 | 10.8 km | 5.3 |
| 89 | Macgregor | $7,865 | 11.6 km | 8.6 |
| 90 | Robertson | $7,890 | 11.1 km | 9.2 |
| 91 | Chermside | $7,925 | 9.5 km | 5.6 |
| 92 | Virginia | $7,939 | 10.9 km | 8.3 |
| 93 | Zillmere | $7,986 | 12.5 km | 3.2 |
| 94 | Jamboree Heights | $8,002 | 13.2 km | 8.6 |
| 95 | Kenmore | $8,008 | 10 km | 10.0 |
| 96 | Banyo | $8,015 | 11.6 km | 8.3 |
| 97 | Carindale | $8,031 | 9.9 km | 9.2 |
| 98 | Alderley | $8,040 | 5.5 km | 9.5 |
| 99 | Kenmore Hills | $8,058 | 10 km | 10.0 |
| 100 | Acacia Ridge | $8,081 | 12.9 km | 4.2 |
| 101 | Darra | $8,128 | 13.1 km | 5.5 |
| 102 | McDowall | $8,135 | 10.3 km | 9.0 |
| 103 | Hemmant | $8,165 | 10.8 km | 5.1 |
| 104 | Corinda | $8,172 | 9.3 km | 8.9 |
| 105 | Rocklea | $8,172 | 9.3 km | 5.1 |
| 106 | Mansfield | $8,239 | 10.7 km | 8.9 |
| 107 | Nathan | $8,245 | 9.2 km | 9.2 |
| 108 | Geebung | $8,266 | 11.2 km | 6.8 |
| 109 | Middle Park | $8,286 | 14 km | 7.8 |
| 110 | Sunnybank | $8,286 | 12.5 km | 6.1 |
| 111 | Belmont | $8,315 | 11.6 km | 9.2 |
| 112 | Jindalee | $8,366 | 11.2 km | 8.1 |
| 113 | Sinnamon Park | $8,366 | 11.2 km | 8.1 |
| 114 | Ferny Grove | $8,438 | 12.1 km | 7.7 |
| 115 | Aspley | $8,440 | 11.5 km | 8.7 |
| 116 | Richlands | $8,458 | 15 km | 3.8 |
| 117 | Eight Mile Plains | $8,463 | 13.9 km | 8.1 |
| 118 | Wishart | $8,538 | 12.1 km | 9.1 |
| 119 | Brookfield | $8,588 | 12.1 km | 10.0 |
| 120 | Sunnybank Hills | $8,603 | 14.3 km | 9.0 |
| 121 | Upper Kedron | $8,615 | 12 km | 7.7 |
| 122 | Mount Ommaney | $8,686 | 12.5 km | 8.6 |
| 123 | Oxley | $8,716 | 11.4 km | 7.3 |
| 124 | Gumdale | $8,849 | 13.4 km | 7.5 |
| 125 | Deagon | $8,865 | 16.2 km | 7.4 |
| 126 | Mackenzie | $8,881 | 12.9 km | 8.2 |
| 127 | Seventeen Mile Rocks | $8,965 | 11 km | 8.9 |
| 128 | Durack | $8,991 | 13.8 km | 4.3 |
| 129 | Bridgeman Downs | $9,021 | 13.5 km | 7.7 |
| 130 | Willawong | $9,032 | 14.2 km | 2.8 |
| 131 | Tingalpa | $9,034 | 10.1 km | 8.0 |
| 132 | Lytton | $9,059 | 14.1 km | 6.5 |
| 133 | Westlake | $9,059 | 14.1 km | 7.8 |
| 134 | Bracken Ridge | $9,067 | 16.7 km | 5.2 |
| 135 | Carseldine | $9,091 | 13.8 km | 7.6 |
| 136 | Wynnum | $9,126 | 14.4 km | 6.5 |
| 137 | Sumner | $9,136 | 14 km | 8.6 |
| 138 | Pinjarra Hills | $9,141 | 13.8 km | 9.2 |
| 139 | Nudgee | $9,154 | 13 km | 8.3 |
| 140 | Rochedale | $9,215 | 14.8 km | 8.8 |
| 141 | Chermside West | $9,228 | 9.7 km | 7.8 |
| 142 | Manly West | $9,236 | 14 km | 7.0 |
| 143 | Manly | $9,252 | 15.9 km | 8.6 |
| 144 | Chandler | $9,258 | 15 km | 7.5 |
| 145 | Fitzgibbon | $9,270 | 14.6 km | 5.0 |
| 146 | Riverhills | $9,274 | 15.3 km | 7.8 |
| 147 | Pullenvale | $9,287 | 14.9 km | 9.2 |
| 148 | Salisbury | $9,314 | 8.9 km | 7.5 |
| 149 | Boondall | $9,409 | 14.1 km | 6.2 |
| 150 | Wacol | $9,448 | 16.6 km | 3.6 |
| 151 | Algester | $9,452 | 15.9 km | 7.0 |
| 152 | Enoggera Reservoir | $9,481 | 15.8 km | 8.7 |
| 153 | Wynnum West | $9,533 | 12.7 km | 5.1 |
| 154 | Inala | $9,537 | 14.9 km | 3.8 |
| 155 | Ransome | $9,539 | 15.6 km | 7.5 |
| 156 | Bellbowrie | $9,548 | 17.1 km | 8.5 |
| 157 | Wakerley | $9,552 | 13.2 km | 7.5 |
| 158 | Forest Lake | $9,655 | 17.9 km | 6.8 |
| 159 | Sandgate | $9,658 | 17.4 km | 7.4 |
| 160 | Upper Brookfield | $9,669 | 17.2 km | 8.7 |
| 161 | Port Of Brisbane | $9,670 | 18.5 km | 6.5 |
| 162 | Runcorn | $9,680 | 15.1 km | 6.7 |
| 163 | Calamvale | $9,698 | 17.1 km | 7.0 |
| 164 | Doolandella | $9,706 | 16.4 km | 4.0 |
| 165 | Burbank | $9,758 | 16.9 km | 8.8 |
| 166 | Pallara | $9,788 | 16.8 km | 7.5 |
| 167 | Bald Hills | $9,863 | 18.2 km | 6.3 |
| 168 | Anstead | $9,886 | 17.8 km | 9.2 |
| 169 | Ellen Grove | $9,894 | 18.1 km | 3.6 |
| 170 | Moggill | $10,013 | 19 km | 8.5 |
| 171 | Karawatha | $10,099 | 19.2 km | 3.1 |
| 172 | Larapinta | $10,099 | 19.2 km | 7.5 |
| 173 | Kuraby | $10,117 | 16.7 km | 6.0 |
| 174 | Stretton | $10,136 | 17.8 km | 6.7 |
| 175 | Brisbane Airport | $10,187 | 12.3 km | 8.0 |
| 176 | Heathwood | $10,199 | 19.2 km | 7.5 |
| 177 | Parkinson | $10,217 | 19.3 km | 7.0 |
| 178 | Drewvale | $10,342 | 20 km | 4.3 |
| 179 | Brighton | $10,353 | 19.5 km | 7.4 |
| 180 | Pinkenba | $10,402 | 13.2 km | 6.5 |
| 181 | Lota | $10,581 | 15.8 km | 7.5 |
| 182 | Karana Downs | $10,608 | 21.9 km | 7.2 |
| 183 | Taigum | $10,653 | 14.3 km | 5.0 |
| 184 | Mount Crosby | $10,689 | 22.1 km | 7.2 |
| 185 | Nudgee Beach | $10,765 | 14.8 km | 9.1 |
| 186 | Lake Manchester | $10,984 | 25.6 km | 7.1 |
| 187 | Kholo | $11,090 | 24.5 km | 7.2 |
| 188 | Shorncliffe | $11,117 | 16.7 km | 9.1 |
| 189 | Chuwar | $11,181 | 26.4 km | 3.6 |
| 190 | Bulwer | $11,229 | 55.2 km | 4.5 |
| 191 | Moreton Island | $11,470 | 51.9 km | 4.5 |
| 192 | Cowan Cowan | $11,701 | 51.1 km | 4.5 |
| 193 | Kooringal | $11,982 | 41.2 km | 3.3 |