Building Costs Vary City to City
The cost of building the exact same home can vary substantially between regions and capital cities, says BMT Tax Depreciation. The most expensive places in which to build a house or townhouse are Cairns and Darwin.
This is not because of transportation costs for materials, but generally because of a shortage of tradies.
The cost of a four-bedroom brick veneer home built to a medium level of finish would cost between $2018/m² and $2385/m 2 in Cairns and Darwin.
Building the same house in Hobart would only cost between $1652/m² and $2110/m². The cost in Sydney: $1835/ m², Melbourne: $1743-$2018/ m² and Brisbane: $1743-$2110/ m².