Brisbane vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$5772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	87
😀 Quality of life	97	92
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.39M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 26% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 781st and 45th ($2491 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th 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 San Diego. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs San Diego

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	Brisbane	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$21468

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647