Redland City (Redlands)
- Population
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- Prices for
- Sep 2026
One person needs about $2,515 a month in Redland City (Redlands), rent included: 58% less than in New York.
Livability
Seven domain scores, weighted. 5 of them have data for Redland City (Redlands); a missing one is left out of the average, not counted as zero.
- Purchasing power25%No data
- Safetycountry20%51
- Health carecountry15%61
- Climate10%No data
- Air qualitycountry10%61
- Connectivitycountry10%47
- Cost10%19
How each domain is scored
- Purchasing power, 25%
- What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
- Safety, 20%
- Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
- Health care, 15%
- Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
- Climate, 10%
- Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
- Air quality, 10%
- 30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
- Connectivity, 10%
- Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
- Cost, 10%
- Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.
- Livability rank in Australia
- #48
- Cheapest-city rank, worldwide
- #2,947
What it costs
US dollars a month. Indices compare with New York, which is 100; changes are against the same month a year earlier.
Prices
55 everyday prices in US dollars, the median of this month's contributions, each against a base you choose.
Differences are against New York; teal marks a price that is lower (or a salary that is higher).
| Item | Redland City (Redlands) | New York | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | |||
| Meal, inexpensive restaurant | $15.67 | $25.00 | β37% |
| Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant (3 courses) | $64.11 | $140 | β54% |
| McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent combo meal) | $9.97 | $14.00 | β29% |
| Domestic beer (0.5 l, draught) | $7.84 | $8.00 | β2% |
| Imported beer (0.33 l bottle, restaurant) | $6.41 | $10.00 | β36% |
| Cappuccino (regular) | $3.78 | $6.37 | β41% |
| Coke/Pepsi (0.33 l bottle) | $2.89 | $3.80 | β24% |
| Water (0.33 l bottle) | $2.14 | $2.89 | β26% |
| Markets | |||
| Milk (1 l) | $1.67 | $1.36 | +23% |
| Loaf of fresh white bread (500g) | $2.73 | $4.68 | β42% |
| Rice, white (1 kg) | $2.42 | $6.97 | β65% |
| Eggs (12) | $4.92 | $5.73 | β14% |
| Local cheese (1 kg) | $8.55 | $17.38 | β51% |
| Chicken fillets (1 kg) | $9.26 | $15.11 | β39% |
| Beef round (1 kg, or equivalent red meat) | $14.99 | $17.77 | β16% |
| Apples (1 kg) | $3.56 | $6.11 | β42% |
| Bananas (1 kg) | $2.85 | $2.20 | +30% |
| Oranges (1 kg) | $2.14 | $5.77 | β63% |
| Tomato (1 kg) | $3.56 | $6.25 | β43% |
| Potato (1 kg) | $2.62 | $3.47 | β24% |
| Onion (1 kg) | $1.78 | $4.17 | β57% |
| Lettuce (1 head) | $2.14 | $2.72 | β21% |
| Water (1.5 l bottle) | $2.14 | $2.50 | β14% |
| Bottle of wine, mid-range | $11.40 | $20.00 | β43% |
| Domestic beer (0.5 l bottle) | $4.99 | $3.21 | +55% |
| Imported beer (0.33 l bottle) | $4.27 | $3.96 | +8% |
| Cigarettes (20 pack, Marlboro) | $34.19 | $19.00 | +80% |
| Transport | |||
| One-way ticket, local transport | $0.36 | $3.00 | β88% |
| Monthly pass, regular price | β | $140 | β |
| Taxi start, normal tariff | $2.21 | $3.00 | β26% |
| Taxi, 1 km, normal tariff | $1.63 | $2.18 | β25% |
| Taxi, 1 hour waiting, normal tariff | $36.75 | $42.00 | β13% |
| Gasoline (1 l) | $1.28 | $1.10 | +16% |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (or equivalent new car) | $27,559 | $35,458 | β22% |
| Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW (or equivalent new car) | $33,630 | $25,309 | +33% |
| Utilities, per month | |||
| Basic utilities, 85mΒ² apartment (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage) | β | β | β |
| Mobile plan (calls + 10GB data) | $31.05 | $73.50 | β58% |
| Internet (60 Mbps+, unlimited, cable/ADSL) | $54.85 | $71.93 | β24% |
| Sports and leisure | |||
| Fitness club, monthly fee (1 adult) | β | $126 | β |
| Tennis court rent (1 hour, weekend) | β | $62.38 | β |
| Cinema, 1 seat, international release | $7.12 | $23.00 | β69% |
| Childcare | |||
| Preschool, full day, private (monthly, 1 child) | $534 | $3,366 | β84% |
| International primary school (yearly, 1 child) | $4,274 | $60,589 | β93% |
| Clothing and shoes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (Levi's 501 or similar) | $77.88 | $72.80 | +7% |
| 1 summer dress, chain store (Zara, H&M) | $55.44 | $53.22 | +4% |
| 1 pair of Nike running shoes, mid-range | $106 | $118 | β10% |
| 1 pair of men's leather business shoes | $99.72 | $125 | β20% |
| Rent, per month | |||
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre | $1,542 | $4,417 | β65% |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) outside centre | $1,141 | $3,033 | β62% |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre | $1,851 | $9,242 | β80% |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside centre | $1,542 | $5,461 | β72% |
| Buying an apartment | |||
| Price per square meter, apartment in city centre | β | $18,759 | β |
| Price per square meter, apartment outside centre | β | $6,523 | β |
| Salary and financing | |||
| Average monthly net salary, after tax | β | $5,178 | β |
| Mortgage interest rate, 20-year fixed rate (%) | 5.73% | 6.49% | β0.8 pts |
Three years of prices
Each line starts at 100 in its first month, so a rise in rent can be read against a rise in salary on the same scale. The core basket is twelve everyday prices. Hover for the actual values.
Show the monthly values
| Month | Core basket index | Rent, 1 bedroom | Net salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | β | $1,542 | β |
| Jul 2026 | β | β | β |
| Mar 2026 | β | $1,515 | β |
| Jan 2026 | β | $1,451 | β |
| Dec 2025 | β | $1,436 | β |
| Nov 2025 | β | $1,398 | β |
| May 2025 | β | $1,387 | β |
| Apr 2025 | β | $1,388 | β |
| Mar 2025 | β | $1,352 | β |
| Feb 2025 | β | $1,347 | β |
| Jan 2025 | β | $1,346 | β |
| Dec 2024 | β | $1,409 | β |
| Oct 2024 | β | $1,422 | β |
| Sep 2024 | β | $1,476 | β |
| Aug 2024 | β | $1,406 | β |
| Jul 2024 | β | $1,448 | β |
| Jun 2024 | β | $1,436 | β |
| May 2024 | β | $1,427 | β |
| Apr 2024 | β | $1,411 | β |
| Mar 2024 | β | $1,433 | β |
| Jan 2024 | β | $1,475 | β |
| Dec 2023 | β | $1,444 | β |
Safety
Numbeo crime survey. Both indices run 0 to 100; they are two sides of the same answers.
Country-level: the livability score uses Australia's safety figure
No crime survey has been published for Redland City (Redlands) yet.
Quality of life
Numbeo's published indices for Redland City (Redlands). Listed as Numbeo computes them, next to this index's own figures above.
Numbeo has not ranked Redland City (Redlands) on quality of life.
Climate
Monthly means from NASA POWER climate normals. Temperature bands use the same scale on every city page.
No monthly climate normals for Redland City (Redlands) yet.
- Annual mean
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- Warmest month
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- Coldest month
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- Rain a year
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- HumidityRelative, annual mean
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- SunshineSolar energy per day
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- Clear-sky daysA year
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- Comfort score0-100, 100 at 14-22 Β°C
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Air, internet and housing
The last 30 days of air, the latest month of broadband tests, and the property survey.
Air
Country-level estimateNo air-quality readings for Redland City (Redlands).
Internet
Australia median; city not listed- Upload
- 42Mbps, fixed
- Latency
- 9ms, fixed
- Mobile download
- 121Mbps
- Mobile latency
- 20ms
Speedtest Global Index, Aug 2026.
Housing
No property survey for Redland City (Redlands) yet.
Cities like Redland City (Redlands)
In other countries, with the closest livability score and cost of living index.
About these numbers
What the figures on this page rest on.
- Confidence
- Medium confidence
- Contributors
- 5Numbeo price survey
- Latest prices
- Sep 20261 readings that month
- Months with prices
- 5 of 12Last 12 months
- Items priced
- 87%3 basket items from the country median
- Location
- Not matched to coordinates yet
- Index rebuilt
- 24 Sept 2026