Brisbane vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$2782
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$710
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$4542
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	54
😀 Quality of life	97	87
🏙️ Population	2.71M	525K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 13% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1241st and 605th ($2323 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 533rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 347th 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	$15.8	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$20438

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2793
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2978
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2918
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2768
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2732
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2660
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2911
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2667
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2815
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3204
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2710
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3091
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3318
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2771
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2161
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2980
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2374
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3179
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2962
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3017
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3431
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2804
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2748
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2905
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2393
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2677
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2668
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3050
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2088
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2906
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3873
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2848