Brisbane vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$5290
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	97
😀 Quality of life	97	93
🏙️ Population	2.71M	441K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 29% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1241st and 95th ($2323 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 70th 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	$15.8	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$20453

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357