Brisbane vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2272
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$590
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$1815
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	66	47
😀 Quality of life	97	74
🏙️ Population	2.71M	594K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 144% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1241st and 5922nd ($2323 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 566th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Kagoshima ranked 203rd in Japan, while ranked 3rd and 1925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Kagoshima

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	Brisbane	Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$3855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$5.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$10.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$40
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$12053

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$891
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$887
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$877
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$887
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$886
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$885
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$881
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$879
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$876
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$881
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$878
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$851
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$858
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$844
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$868
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$825
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$873
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$840
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$871
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$858
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$816
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$791
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$803
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$871
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$866
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$809
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$867
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$868
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$869
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$866
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$863
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$922
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$866
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$855
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$869
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$866
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$867
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$867
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$878
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$952