Brisbane vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2016
$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$6215
🏠 One person rent
$1227
$1568
🏘️ Family rent
$2041
$2656
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$680
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$4810
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
88
😀 Quality of life
97
90
🏙️ Population
2.71M
653K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 23% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 1792nd and 603rd ($2016 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 7th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Portland

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Brisbane Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$7.4
 Cappuccino
$3.51
$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1443
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2386
$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4905
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$187
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7949
$16585

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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 Portland

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2465
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2432
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2484
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2420
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2341
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2410
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2353
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2585
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2379
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2361
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2368
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2095
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2119
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2029
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2206
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2523
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1967
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2174
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2571
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2406
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2460
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2604
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2449
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1744
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2644
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2604
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2517
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2796
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2532
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2338
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1882
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2784
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2623
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2579
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2741