Brisbane vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	95
😀 Quality of life	98	69
🏙️ Population	2.71M	11.5M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 96% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1813th and 5192nd ($2065 vs $1052) 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 9th and 4142nd 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	$14.4	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$15428

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666