Brisbane vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	59
😀 Quality of life	97	80
🏙️ Population	2.71M	595K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 85% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1241st and 4631st ($2323 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Latvia, respectively. Check Australia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3rd and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Riga

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	Brisbane	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$18197

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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 Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1374
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1000
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$893
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$938
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$895
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$964
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$982
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$932
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1179
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1054
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$938
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1040
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$835
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$859
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1220
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1258
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1434
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$928
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$758
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1594
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$881
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1455
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1085
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1114
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1597
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1079
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1498
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1081
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1970
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1974
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$445
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1170
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1391