Brisbane vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$3174
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$1038
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	60
😀 Quality of life	97	65
🏙️ Population	2.36M	342K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 101% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 781st and 4497th ($2491 vs $1239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Australia and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Australia vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 15th and 4226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Brisbane	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$842
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$44.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$12846

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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 Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1246
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1233
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$961
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1201
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$898
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1687
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$890
246 km or 153 mi	David	$833
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$664
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$697
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$712
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$774
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$550
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$457
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$639
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$593
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1098
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1091
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1182
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$953
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1249
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1384
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1231
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1249
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1081
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1088
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$715
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$734
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1192
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1173
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1145
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$650
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$883