Brisbane vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$1247
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$3037
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$961
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$463
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$824
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
79
😀 Quality of life
97
77
🏙️ Population
2.71M
3.12M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 86% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 1241st and 4647th ($2323 vs $1247) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Argentina, respectively. Check Australia vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Buenos Aires. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 3rd and 1053rd 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
$15.8
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$3.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$88.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
42.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$2619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$1815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$9.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$13
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$113
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$7057

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948