BRISBANE FOR DIGITAL NOMADS | COST OF LIVING, COWORKING & LIFESTYLE

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BRISBANE FOR DIGITAL NOMADS | COST OF LIVING, COWORKING & LIFESTYLE

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This is Brisbane for Digital Nomads, my full evaluation of the capital city of Queensland, Australia specifically for those who work and travel.
In the video, I briefly cover coworking spaces, cost of living and things to do in Brisbane, Australia.
Brisbane is my home city and although it's not a digital nomad hotspot, I think that Australia has much to offer for digital nomads and I hope to cover more of it on this channel.
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0:55 - Cost of Living
13:12 - Workspaces
17:26 - Lifestyle
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@pademeloncreative4402 5 жыл бұрын

Mate! Get yourself a reusable coffee cup. You'll lower your monthly coffee expenses by 50 cents a cup and help the planet at the same time.

@30AndAWakeUp 6 жыл бұрын

I visited Brisbane in 2002 -- I freaking loved it. I don't understand why it hasn't taken off as a tourist destination. I plan on staying there at least a month when I head out on my trip around the world next year.

@traceyandco.travel5791 3 жыл бұрын

That was an awesome insight to life in Brisbane! Thank you!

@cp6uh88 4 жыл бұрын

Best part about Brisbane - short train ride to the Gold Coast 😄

@eastcoast4233 2 жыл бұрын

Really useful breakdown of info. Look forward to seeing more, especially of places in ‘western countries’ as most of us I think are more likely to go there than Bali etc. Thanks :)

@Dahni555 6 жыл бұрын

It's a brilliant city, I just did 2 years working remotely there. Love it.

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Wow. That's longer than me. You should make a video on it ;)

@antoniodiazdelpinal5608 4 жыл бұрын

@@ChristheFreelancer hey Chris, great video! Could you make a video on which suburbs to live in Brisbane for a digital nomad/remote worker?

@bradbeckett 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris. I love your videos, been watching for over a year now. Even before I made the jump to the digital nomad lifestyle. Finally made it out to Bali myself about 3 months ago. Currently living in Kuta. I give this video a thumbs up!

@travelbug4536 6 жыл бұрын

Good for you! :) Preparing for take off here! :)

@locationindependent8311 6 жыл бұрын

I've never heard of Kuta, do you talk about it on your channel? Also when you say "living" does that mean you're there for a week...a month... a year? Always hard to tell with a fellow DN ;)

@locationindependent8311 6 жыл бұрын

Keep watching Chris the Freelancer and other awesome content producers here and you'll be on your way. Best of luck Petter!

@bradbeckett 6 жыл бұрын

Check it out, it's a party town on Bali. By living, I have a leased apartment here, will staying here half a year, and have no "home" to go back to in the US thus why I consider myself "living" here.

@locationindependent8311 6 жыл бұрын

I'd love to check out Bali - the only thing is I work FT for a software company and am assigned EU hours, meaning I'd have to work some crazy night shifts in Asia :/ ...definitely will keep that on the backburner for the future though. Makes sense, I say the same the with the semi-permanent places I stay in too lol

@claudiabarocio6646 4 жыл бұрын

This is the kind of video I was looking for! Very complete! thank you!

@tiffanyjoseph1555 6 жыл бұрын

No tipping culture??? You said the magic words! I'm on my way! On a more serious note, I love that you went out of your way to describe the Go Card so carefully. I always find myself really embarrassed in a new city when I don't know what I'm doing on the bus. Not knowing exactly what to do when you board a bus or a train for the first time can be so intimidating. Going to public libraries is actually one of my favorite hacks when no co-working spaces are available. Some cities really invest in them so they make for really pretty workspaces sometimes.

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

haha glad it helped Tiff!

@DarylSolis 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Chris. Very well broken down. Also I don't drink alcohol, so I'll save a bunch dollars ! :)

@david27558 4 жыл бұрын

Chris the Freelancer I’ve been living in the Petrie Terrace in Brisbane (postcode 4000) for the last five years and I’m paying in a share house just $200 a week takes me 10 minutes to walk to the Myer Centre or the CBD 10 minutes to walk to Southbank and 25 minutes to walk to Fortitude Valley where all the nightlife is if you’re energetic!! I have a car spot undercover and all my expenses are included e.g. electricity water Wi-Fi! I do my food shopping at the markets Southbank or at New Farm I can live on $70 a week food so I find it very comfortable much cheaper than Sydney and Melbourne and Paris which I was at this time last year also a lot cheaper than London and other countries around that I’ve been to including New York Los Angeles so no I find this much more easier living! ! Ther are the countries that I’ve lived in that I found cheaper Calcutta India Bangkok , Istanbul Turkey Bosnia Croatia and Montenegro but you did not get the lifestyle of Brisbane the river area the Gold Coast or Sunshine Coast Tamborine Mtn , Glass House mountains Plus by flying you can go to the Whitsundays less than two hours away some of the most beautiful beaches in the world so all you people who say Brisbane is not the place to be have never lived here because I’m an Uber Driver and I pick up tourist & business people every day for the last five years and their comments are it’s the cleanest city they have seen and the friendliest and very easy to live in!

@FreedomStrider 6 жыл бұрын

Coffee has it's own category xD In all seriousness, we've done New Zealand but not Australia, and $2000 AUD a month in a large city, including rent...isn't too bad. Fruit/veg maybe is expensive due to it being winter probably, New Zealand's fruit/veg market was very fluctuant on seasons. Auz is on our to-visit list, we'll need a year or 2 and a van to tour it, but we're coming!! Good video to give real-world price updates as of right now :)

@MrYarabandi 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. That was supremely useful knowledge expressed briefly.

@BeeboiZam 6 жыл бұрын

Great to see these kind of vids again! Keep up the great work!

@modvs1 5 жыл бұрын

You forgot $350 for weed on your list.

@arinzeanthony1999 4 жыл бұрын

You live in Brisbane bro?

@silmoreno7501 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. Thank you. Your video help me a lot. ( I like the edit ) 🤗

@arinzeanthony1999 4 жыл бұрын

I love this man, its been my dream to not only visit Brisbane but to live there permanently.. I have watched a bunch of reviews about Brisbane and not one video comes close to this... I just subscribed to your Chanel and will always like any video of yours out there.. I hope one day I get to meet you man. #Keepup

@ChristheFreelancer 4 жыл бұрын

Wow. Never heard that one before! Why Brisbane?

@colin83119 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the very nice and detailed video explaining about the cost of living in Brisbane, Brisbane is a wonderful city, hope one day I can go and vist

@digitalnomadgirl 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely LOVED living in Brisbane! Pricey compared to some cities in the world but great co-works and a fab quality of life!

@amyhudson316 5 жыл бұрын

Ireland is sooo expensive.

@mattjames4978 4 жыл бұрын

Mmmm... I'm thinking of moving abroad to live, olong with my wife and daughter (11). I'm a web/software developer living the UK. England is glorious in the spring and summer, but dreary in the autumn and winter... looking for a better lifestyle with more outdoors stuff to do. This could be the place! Thanks for the great info.

@AmandaRootsey 4 жыл бұрын

Brissy is great! Thanks for the breakdown of co-working spaces. An awesome library with fastest wifi in the city as well as a dedicated business centre (and you don't need to join) is the State Library at Southbank. It's the best! Lots of spaces to work and you can even book a meeting room or study nook for 3hr blocks. And for cafe working, there are a bunch of places in West End that are great including Grown and Plenty. In case that's helpful anyone else watching. :) thanks for the vids!!

@ChristheFreelancer 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Amanda! One year later and the State Library is my go-to workspace in Brisbane. Will have to check out the other one you suggested!

@philipptravels7922 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for that video mate. I am going to be in Brisbane next year for half a year and this video was really helpfull... greetings from Germany

@hellocyrax 5 жыл бұрын

This is a pretty cool video idea maybe I should do it

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

Where would you do it?

@fedepenny 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris! Great video! Looking to move to Brisbane soon from Italy and after living 6 years in the US... Thanks for the help! Hope Brisbane can suits me well!

@jana8849 5 жыл бұрын

I have been living in Queensland for 10 years now from overseas and I am loving it. I’m living the dream. Cost of living? It’s affordable if you have a full time job here.

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

Yes. I would say that wages match up pretty well with cost of living here

@kinosilenzio 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent as always and as others here have stated informative. Not been to Brisbane since 1985!! But always fancied Australia to live. Tried Melb in 2001 but it was a non starter sadly. I do fancy Brisbane though, will look into it.

@JasonPizzinoOfficial 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent video mate!

@TheWorldnUs 5 жыл бұрын

Very comprehensive run down of the cost of living in Brisbane. Great work Chris 👍 It's funny how you think people might wonder where Brisbane is. Imagine the looks we get when we tell people we're from Townsville during our travels. Do you have any plans to come up this way? ~David

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. No plans for Townsville. What's up there? haha

@TheWorldnUs 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah not much happening here. Gives us a good reason to travel as much as we do 😀

@accidentallyinlife8361 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Chris!

@hoaredotcom8112 5 жыл бұрын

good videos, informative, thank you.

@the-bon 6 жыл бұрын

Another option in AU for occasional car usage is carsharing services such as GoGet or Flexicar which let you rent cars parked on the street by the hour. They include fuel in the price and are less stressful than car rentals with large contracts + vehicle inspections. But are probably more useful in the bigger cities where the cars are more widespread. I've never used it but Car Next Door also seems popular with the similar concept but you use an app to rent someone's private vehicle.

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff! I'll have to check this out.

@Andrew-cu9lf 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Lots of good, relevant detail. Good Job! Very expensive bananas though :(

@MohamedAli-nr6jq 4 жыл бұрын

Very good information. Thanks a lot.

@GG-sr3yy 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like you already lived in paradise man :)

@bobbrown9079 6 жыл бұрын

Looks like an incredible place to visit for a short time. Very much appreciate your detailed info about living costs. I might look to Thailand and Philippines for the lower costs. Thanx

@john-sebastianbarrera1884 5 жыл бұрын

Love those coworking spaces!

@khaleefax9553 4 жыл бұрын

*Visiting Brisbane in the end of October to watch a cricket game. May stay for three days but frankly speaking, it looks like quite a boring city but glad that it's working out well for you.*

@ChristheFreelancer 4 жыл бұрын

I also find it quite boring haha

@Harsh-mv4xh 5 жыл бұрын

Very informative, thanks mate!

@mettakindness5999 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent video!! Many thanks.

@anthony3295 Жыл бұрын

Brisbane really struggles with tourist attractions. It needs to fix this!

@serenashao5007 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Chris! Really helpful video! Recently I'm doing research about the lifestyle of the digital nomad, and I want to dig it deeper. Would you mind to help me and share more about it?

@kolja637 6 жыл бұрын

Best Video this year! keep up the good work ;)

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Nawww thanks!

@sunshine-bs2jx 2 жыл бұрын

I want to go the weather is my vibe

@exploreaustralia6577 5 жыл бұрын

Lovely Brisbane the sunshine capital

@LarryBishop69 5 жыл бұрын

Explore Australia Brisbane is a transit lounge for tourists going to the Gold Coast or Cairns.lol

@mariemai2902 4 жыл бұрын

Grassfed in South Brisbane is an amazing burger place.

@TwilightSpree 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, mate!

@YouminAn 4 жыл бұрын

Taro's! That place was my favourite too. Better than eating in Japan.

@TV-jl8oe 6 жыл бұрын

wow..Chris.. I was thinking of the city, ......thank you for sharing...~hi from Jeonju Korea.. the next destination, why don't you come here.~~ I will show you around^^

@mariemai2902 4 жыл бұрын

You would love Brisbane. I think it is one of the best places in the world to live.

@pranavmoghe3192 6 жыл бұрын

Just asking out of curiosity, where did your girlfriend stay 🤔

@jailesani3399 5 жыл бұрын

Head to Woodridge 30 min south of the CBD ..known as the hood of Brissy 👊

@spruce1000 4 жыл бұрын

I nomad for 3 months in Brisbane, got a perfect housing deal via flatmates.

@ChristheFreelancer 4 жыл бұрын

That website is also a great resource! Was a mistake for me not to put that in there

@albertogarcia9025 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video !

@herewego7642 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely Brisbane ❤️

@andychester 4 жыл бұрын

been to perth and stayed in melbourne for months.. maybe brisbane next.. i left my heart in australia😭🥺

@rajkumarmahata8278 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I have been offered 45000 Australian Dollar per year in Brisbane. Is it ok to survive there with family? I am from India.

@connorp1755 6 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@dwardbornilla 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, Chris! Does Go Card offer a Sunday cap similar to Opal in NSW? How about a weekly travel reward?

@DrAusmaBernot 5 жыл бұрын

super helpful!

@pascalpascal2044 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris, what do you think about Ruby as a programming language in 2018? learning it compared to JS and the meanstack since many people are saying RoR is going out of style.

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

lol. I'm not up with that trend to be honest. I just stick to Wordpress/PHP nowadays.

@BearFackerr 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing video! Im going to live in Brisbane for 8 months and was wondering whether you can share a flat with other people in the city centre or if that happens more in the suburbs around the city?

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

Happens everywhere bro. Check out flatmates.com.au. Don't know if I mentioned it in the video but that's where I found where I'm living right now.

@prabhaj2039 4 жыл бұрын

Chris the Freelancer could you please mention detail of this house so that we could check the availability ? Lovely home

@levialberto4379 Жыл бұрын

Hey, mate, how it's going? I'd thank you a lot if you could answer this question. I definitely would love to pass all my life living in Brisbane or anywhere in Australia. But sometimes I job offer is a bit hard. I work remotely in Brazil and I'm try to find something similar to digital nomad, but with not escific time to leave and been able to bring my family with me. Any idea? Thanks for the video. Cheers.

@ChristheFreelancer Жыл бұрын

Hey mate. I'm currently taking on mentees for those wanting to pursue a location-independent web development career. Only accepting people that are already bought into the idea to committing to a career as a web developer. You can apply here if interested: freedomhacker.io

@ww3k 6 жыл бұрын

looks nice!

@alfredo9266 5 жыл бұрын

Great city Mate

@clivekingshott4323 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris, you hitting the international road again, or are you setting roots? Great content again, comprehensive for those choosing Brisbane as a destination

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

My priority right now is to find a new home so if I have to travel overseas then I will but it's looking like Australia will be the place.

@TemplateCity 6 жыл бұрын

0:23 I remember walking there, damn I miss Australia :(

@sunnybrisbanesingh8076 4 жыл бұрын

Me too where r u from dear

@sdnalyam 6 жыл бұрын

Total ripoff. Single Oz pension is around $1,500 a month. People are leaving Oz to live elsewhere because they can't afford to live there. Lots of Europe etc is much cheaper ,that's probably why digital nomads don't come to Australia.

@domim4496 6 жыл бұрын

True, my Mum lives in Germany because in Oz she has not enough to live on.

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Sorry but the video is called 'Brisbane for Digital Nomads' not 'Brisbane for Retirees'.

@domim4496 6 жыл бұрын

@@ChristheFreelancer I am a digital Nomad, an Aussie who lives in Germany, who would rather live in Oz but cannot afford to at the moment and my mother neither. Globalization is pushing up rent and food costs world wide.....

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

hmm, I don't quite understand that. Australia might have a comparatively high cost of living but the same can be said for our wages as well. The average Australian earns around $80,000 AUD per year (according to the ABS) which is much more than enough to live on...

@sdnalyam 6 жыл бұрын

@@ChristheFreelancer . Average is very misleading. Check what the wage is for a private in the Army, you know the people who are prepared to be mailed and die protecting Oz. Very much doubt it's $80,000. If you check the figures for OECD, Oz is near the top for costs with no increases in living standards. Look at internet speeds . All of the world except Oz and I think NZ is unlimited. Food prices much cheaper in Europe. Electronics etc 2 year guaranteed in Europe. Digital nomads is about doing your work and arbitraging your income with better costs of living. Maybe the reason you don't permanently live in Brisbane.

@Kikilu7552 5 жыл бұрын

what about tax wise? how much tax on average income?

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

www.ato.gov.au/rates/individual-income-tax-rates/

@tommynisi3299 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris, was wondering, is it possible to get a ultra fast 1gb/s Fiber optic internet connection in Brisbane/Sydney? All I see online are basic monthly plans for ADSL and fiber that never goes over 50mb/s. Thanks

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

I dunno man. Fastest I've seen is around 300 up and down at the coworking spaces. Don't know about residential.

@alfredo9266 5 жыл бұрын

The best of brisbane is near of sunshine cost

@Ahmed47.34 3 жыл бұрын

شكرا على الترجمة للغه العربيه 😍

@fedepenny 5 жыл бұрын

@chris can I ask you if you have any idea about the job market? Not as a digital nomad, but as looking for work... Thanka

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

Check out seek.com.au It's our most popular job website.

@KasumiHyde 5 жыл бұрын

I'm dreaming to visit Australia someday! Brisbane is more interesting for creative people or Melbourne?

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

Melbourne is known as a more cultural city but the cost of living is higher and the weather ain't great.

5 жыл бұрын

Nice video Chris! How about emigrating from other country to Australia being a freelancer. Is there any visa for that? Thanks in advance!

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

hmm no idea sorry.

@andrestellulater2486 5 жыл бұрын

Internet is crap and expensive in AU Most non Telstra have no coverage outside cities....

@charliebrownau 6 жыл бұрын

Gday As an Aussie and person that has lived in Brisbane I recommend to avoid it Australia has the HIGHEST cost of living in the WEST Rent in BRISBANE is AUD$300-400 per week for 3 bedroom home or 2 bedroom unit

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Even still, $1,300 - $1,700 AUD per month is affordable to some and often, digital nomads are travelling as just one or two people so no need for a 3 bedroom home. As I demonstrated in my video, I'm paying $184 AUD per week to stay here in Towoong. Plenty of other cities in the world that are much more expensive.

@domim4496 6 жыл бұрын

@@ChristheFreelancer I paid $90 a week back in 2009 ;) but I was sharing with 3 other people in Morningside

@wertymerty1 6 жыл бұрын

Gosh I’d kill to be able to pay $400 for a 3 bdr house! Paying $850 pw for nothing fancy at all 😭 #welcometonewzealand

@BrodeySheppard 6 жыл бұрын

yeah I havent seen a house in brisbane less than 550 in a very long time like 3-4 years. anywhere near brisbane is well above 6-700

@SpectacularSewing 6 жыл бұрын

charlie brownau I think New Zealand is more expensive

@princessadora 5 жыл бұрын

1 zone in auckland is $1.90!

@spooky_electric 5 жыл бұрын

Does the "no tipping culture" bit apply to restaurants as well, or is that strictly related to alcohol?

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

To everything, my friend.

@neilsumanda1538 4 жыл бұрын

only US has the tipping culture, i guess

@jariristiranta9163 6 жыл бұрын

According to some people you would need the same amount of money in a month, 1,500 USD, for a comfortable life in Thailand. I don't really agree with them though.

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Why not?

@jariristiranta9163 6 жыл бұрын

They often seem to expect a higher standard of living in Thailand than elsewhere so it's not a fair comparison.

@anthony3295 Жыл бұрын

Perth and Darwin get more sun than Brisy of a year so it’s not the sunniest capital!

@jillsmart8192 5 жыл бұрын

Come to Townsville, so much nicer here!

@grimmer2005 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris! Thanks for good video. I fell in love with Brisbane when I was there, and want to move there from sweden now, permanently. I work as a CAD engineer. Have a little money saved. What kind of recommendations would you give to me? Im a bit confused over the work visas that do exist. I want to be able to either work for myself, or for companies, but dont want to be stuck with a company if its not good in the long run. So want to be able to change job.

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

What kind of recommendation are you after? You didn't specify.

@grimmer2005 5 жыл бұрын

@@ChristheFreelancer Ops ok 1. What work-visa would you recommend for me? 2. Are product developments in high demand over there? I have seen more of your videos now, interesting and informative. Thanks for that and keep up the good job :)