Brisbane vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$4040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$8690
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$2814
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$4668
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$830
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$7450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	66	97
😀 Quality of life	98	95
🏙️ Population	2.71M	874K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 44% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 1349th and 7th ($2269 vs $4040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th 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 1.8 months in San Francisco. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs San Francisco

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	Brisbane	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$98.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$7.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$3172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$2480
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$4983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$4258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$10615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$9151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$4.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$5.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$1918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$21243

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3252
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3277
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3212
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$3058
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3242
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3264
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$3073
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3255
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3083
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3282
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3058
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3346
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3007
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4102
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3831
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3604
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2929
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2893
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3593
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2910
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3359
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2929
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3778
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3137
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2859
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2380
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3182
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2807
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2783
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3261
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3805