Brisbane vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$1510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	93
😀 Quality of life	98	84
🏙️ Population	2.71M	546K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 9% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1813th and 2357th ($2065 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Portugal, respectively. Check Australia vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 9th and 479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Lisbon

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	Brisbane	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$17217

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231