Brisbane vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$3045
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$1344
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
81
😀 Quality of life
97
87
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.6M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 114% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 781st and 4702nd ($2491 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 67th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Fukuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 15th and 256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Fukuoka

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Brisbane Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$3.3
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1023
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$5481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$2558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$27.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$47
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$12612

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$1026
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$1026
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$1024
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$1025
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$1026
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$1021
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$1023
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$1018
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$1020
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$1021
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$1015
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$1006
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$1006
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$1007
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$1002
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$996
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$988
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$994
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$1003
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$995
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$998
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$980
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$985
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$982
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$1014
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$984
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$975
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$975
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$982
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$982
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$979
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$980
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$994
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$971