Brisbane vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
61
😀 Quality of life
97
79
🏙️ Population
2.36M
605K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 113% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 781st and 4672nd ($2491 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Australia and Latvia, respectively. Check Australia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 15th and 580th 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
$14
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$13962

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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 Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363