Brisbane vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$4606
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	98	95
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.3M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 0.2% more expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1349th and 1354th ($2269 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1137th 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 months in Houston. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 16th 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	$15.5	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$22380

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221