Brisbane vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$5520
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	97
😀 Quality of life	97	94
🏙️ Population	2.71M	441K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 32% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1792nd and 182nd ($2016 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 7th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Oakland

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	Brisbane	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$18963

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326