Brisbane vs Las Vegas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Las Vegas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$5220
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1391
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$2312
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$3809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	49
😀 Quality of life	97	86
🏙️ Population	2.71M	642K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 1% more expensive than in Las Vegas. Cities ranked 1241st and 1309th ($2323 vs $2294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1103rd 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 1.7 months in Las Vegas. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Las Vegas ranked 126th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 398th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Las Vegas

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	Brisbane	Las Vegas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$6.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$4.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$4959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$2809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$1285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$12075

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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 Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2291
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2320
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2352
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2266
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2562
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$1586
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1865
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2144
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2173
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2750
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$1964
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2606
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$1916
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2016
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2554
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2615
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2143
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2519
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2621
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2526
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2818
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2538
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2599
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2806
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2616
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2533
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2728
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2511
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2660
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2246
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2835
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2569
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2321
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2743
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3110
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2683
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2748