Brisbane vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$6163
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$1718
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$2740
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$659
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$4811
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
54
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
2.36M
525K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 12% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 930th and 409th ($2356 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 364th 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 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Sacramento. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Sacramento ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 18th and 238th 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
$13.8
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$7.35
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$1755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$2938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$5758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$2211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$25420

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2544
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2572
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2588
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2620
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2675
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2679
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2548
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2909
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2617
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2633
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2560
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2699
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2586
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2671
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$2910
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2534
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3059
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3314
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2657
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2227
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2903
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2140
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3171
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2916
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2904
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3213
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2824
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2947
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2697
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2900
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2417
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2434
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3041
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2968
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2840
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2929
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2860