Brisbane vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$2856
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$954
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$843
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
97
75
🏙️ Population
2.71M
11.5M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 106% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1241st and 4918th ($2323 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 3rd and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Sao Paulo

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Brisbane Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720