Brisbane vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2402
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$365
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
97
62
🏙️ Population
2.36M
6.21M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 161% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 781st and 5959th ($2491 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 15th and 4932nd 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
$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$10815

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$773
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$636
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$652
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$808
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$591
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$600
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$578
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$675
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$549
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$563
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$647
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$649
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$656
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$461
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$513
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$596
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$635
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$620
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$520
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$664
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$623
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$585
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$629
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$618
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$532
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$537
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$609
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$543
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$618
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$617
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$593
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$622
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$542
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$631
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$618
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$515
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$463
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$666
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$585