Brisbane vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1995
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	66	29
😀 Quality of life	97	47
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.58M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 167% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 1241st and 6442nd ($2323 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 117th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Leon. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Leon ranked 49th in Mexico, while ranked 3rd and 7043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Leon

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	Brisbane	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$3154

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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 Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$941
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$874
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$920
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$962
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$817
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$961
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$993
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1005
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1255
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$935
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1069
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1349
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$968
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$864
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$994
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$814
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$932
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$914
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$977
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1161
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832