Brisbane vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brisbane	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4943	$2292
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2020	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$537	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3604	$410
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	77
😀 Quality of life	95	64
🏙️ Population	2.36M	9.94M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 153% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 930th and 5780th ($2356 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Peru, respectively. Check Australia vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Lima. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 18th and 4655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Lima

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	Brisbane	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.8	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1208	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2416	$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1655	$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9010	$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6567	$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1568	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8728	$7186

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1785
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1881
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1816
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1354
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1545
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1461
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1404
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$1998
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1903
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1691
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2348
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2741
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1610
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1463
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1430
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1723
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2604
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1669
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1249
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1462
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1716
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$778
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$694
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$658
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$593
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$538
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$626
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$522
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$491
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$491
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$583
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$611
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$519
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$476
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$674
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$525
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$499
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$506
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$634
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$504
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$562
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$511
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$562
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$592
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$475
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$543
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$551
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$637
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$532
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$514
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$390
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$726
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$702
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$472
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$603
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$790
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$705
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731