Brisbane vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2016
$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$6464
🏠 One person rent
$1227
$1786
🏘️ Family rent
$2041
$2984
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$4579
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
54
😀 Quality of life
97
86
🏙️ Population
2.71M
525K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 28% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1792nd and 313th ($2016 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 277th 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 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 7th and 308th 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
$13.3
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$7.64
 Cappuccino
$3.51
$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1443
$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2386
$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4905
$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$20.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$134
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7949
$29998

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2239
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1683
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1504
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1781
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1557
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1185
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1478
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1411
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1448
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1702
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2099
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1824
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1584
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2252
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2539
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1538
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1511
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1416
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1616
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2023
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1619
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1667
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1601
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1691
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1291
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1727
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1691
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1654
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2194
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1643
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1620
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1645

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2708
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2765
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2744
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2848
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2832
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2816
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2684
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2560
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2869
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2612
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2762
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3102
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2624
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3212
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3551
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2732
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2188
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2977
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2170
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3193
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2938
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3015
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3453
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2767
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2778
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2780
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2412
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2816
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2646
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2622
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2932
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3048
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2135
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2840
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2888
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3785
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$3045