Brisbane vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$6191
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1670
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$4470
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
54
😀 Quality of life
97
87
🏙️ Population
2.36M
525K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 6% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 781st and 501st ($2491 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 443rd in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Sacramento

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Brisbane Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$7.27
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$30262

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851