Brisbane vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	93
😀 Quality of life	97	82
🏙️ Population	2.36M	546K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 43% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 781st and 2758th ($2491 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Australia and Portugal, respectively. Check Australia vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 15th and 437th 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	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$16143

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162