Brisbane vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$442
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
98
67
🏙️ Population
2.71M
6.21M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 120% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1813th and 6006th ($2065 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 9th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Rio de Janeiro

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Brisbane Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$12076

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$739
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$653
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$648
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$810
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$590
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$706
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$498
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$564
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$445
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$539
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$557
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$530
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$683
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$525
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$550
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$506
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$603
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$625
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$631
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$540
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$673
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$632
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$597
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$643
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$613
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$541
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$518
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$620
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$536
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$625
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$611
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$618
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$633
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$559
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$644
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$657
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$530
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$492
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$819
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$586