Brisbane vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$6077
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1546
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2651
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$4802
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
89
😀 Quality of life
97
90
🏙️ Population
2.36M
653K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 3% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 781st and 662nd ($2491 vs $2572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 590th 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 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.9 months in Portland. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Portland ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 15th and 141st 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
$14
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$7.36
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$2275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$60.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$3653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$3326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$20.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$189
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$32.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$16661

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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 Portland

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2372
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2288
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2246
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2363
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2293
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2212
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2121
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2234
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2212
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2406
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2482
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2092
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2109
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2019
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2155
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2577
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1974
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2252
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2534
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2435
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2307
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2589
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2417
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1778
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2774
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2655
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2348
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2797
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2449
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2172
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1908
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2819
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2512
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2515
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2489