Brisbane vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$5455
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$1267
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$2011
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$4659
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
97
96
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.3M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 3% more expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1241st and 1367th ($2323 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1144th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Houston

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Brisbane Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$22291

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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 Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123