Brisbane vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

Brisbane Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2280
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4961
$1983
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$337
🏘️ Family rent
$1825
$560
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$278
$71.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3681
$409
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
79
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
2.36M
3.06M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 182% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 312th and 6181st ($2280 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Australia and Argentina, respectively. Check Australia vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 22nd and 1497th 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
$14
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.5
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.25
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1070
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.78%
48.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9218
$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6667
$2029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$136
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.56
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.08
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.5
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.7
$84.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1900
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10534
$5117

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1695
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1661
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2109
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1663
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$2069
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1621
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2193
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1823
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1256
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1663
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1395
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1778
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1502
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2043
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1719
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1562
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$1873
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2397
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1540
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1572
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1544
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1607
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2217
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1650
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1379
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1381
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1563
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1105
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1659
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1660
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1659
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2154
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1561
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1747
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1510

Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553