Brisbane vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$5589
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2490
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$4672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
97
92
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.3M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 11% more expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 781st and 1258th ($2491 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1108th 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 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 82nd 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
$14
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$5.52
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$22908

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156