Brisbane vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$1207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$2929
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$930
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$799
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
79
😀 Quality of life
98
77
🏙️ Population
2.71M
3.12M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 88% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 1349th and 4761st ($2269 vs $1207) 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 1226th 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
$15.5
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$723
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$76.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
41.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$2734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$2026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$9.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$8.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$6078

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965