Brisbane vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2097
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$318
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$542
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$453
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	66	47
😀 Quality of life	98	60
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.47M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 174% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 1349th and 6645th ($2269 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 14th in Australia and Colombia, respectively. Check Australia vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 3rd and 5917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Cali

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	Brisbane	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	11.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$890
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$6.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$6650

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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 Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703