Brisbane vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$638
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$374
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
79
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
2.36M
3.12M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 198% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 930th and 6407th ($2356 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Argentina, respectively. Check Australia vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Buenos Aires. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 18th and 2311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Buenos Aires

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Brisbane Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
23.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$7.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$4.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$6679

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605