Brisbane vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	99
😀 Quality of life	97	93
🏙️ Population	2.71M	3.9M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 32% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1241st and 62nd ($2323 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Los Angeles

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	Brisbane	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000