Brisbane vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$3118
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$1623
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	59
😀 Quality of life	98	81
🏙️ Population	2.71M	595K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 82% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1349th and 4678th ($2269 vs $1248) 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 1.3 months in Riga. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3rd and 668th 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	$15.5	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$17597

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1423
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$908
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$944
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$912
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$1001
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$1012
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$994
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1214
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1083
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$1003
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$952
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1060
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$853
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$890
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1232
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1279
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1461
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$947
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$720
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1683
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$907
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1448
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1021
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1133
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1606
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1111
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1579
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1108
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1990
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2062
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$399
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1406