Brisbane vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$4175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	74
😀 Quality of life	98	88
🏙️ Population	2.71M	459K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 5% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1349th and 1097th ($2269 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 940th 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Virginia Beach

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	Brisbane	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$15986

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763