Brisbane vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2016
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$2532
🏠 One person rent
$1227
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$2041
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$581
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
97
65
🏙️ Population
2.71M
11.5M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 106% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1792nd and 5654th ($2016 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1443
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2386
$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4905
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7949
$14254

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2239
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1683
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1504
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1781
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1557
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1185
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1478
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1411
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1448
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1702
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2099
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1824
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1584
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2252
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2539
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1538
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1511
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1416
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1616
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2023
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1619
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1667
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1601
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1691
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1291
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1727
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1691
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1654
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2194
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1643
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1620
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1645

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$687
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$645
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$662
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$647
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$618
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$661
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$563
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$636
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$628
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$624
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$703
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$622
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$635
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$612
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$621
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$613
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$626
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$605
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$612
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$627
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$600
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$624
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$641
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$614
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$628
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$619
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$615
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$644
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$656
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$603
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$663
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$722
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$568
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$615
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$569
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$732
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$607
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$609
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$611