Brisbane vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$6139
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	87
😀 Quality of life	97	91
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.01M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 41% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1241st and 8th ($2323 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs San Jose, United States

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	Brisbane	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$23151

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273