Brisbane vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brisbane	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4943	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$2020	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$537	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3604	$5439
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	87
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.39M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 31% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 930th and 26th ($2356 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 18th and 107th 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	$13.8	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.8	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1208	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2416	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1655	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9010	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6567	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.9	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1568	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8728	$18429

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606