Brisbane vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$1899
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	66	47
😀 Quality of life	98	74
🏙️ Population	2.71M	594K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 129% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1349th and 5728th ($2269 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 495th 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 184th in Japan, while ranked 3rd and 2240th 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	$15.5	$5.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$4007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$2131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$51.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$33.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$12648

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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 Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$923
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$924
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$914
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$921
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$919
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$916
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$919
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$916
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$913
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$915
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$911
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$887
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$893
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$903
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$865
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$911
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$878
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$909
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$899
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$856
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$838
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$906
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$899
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$845
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$898
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$898
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$902
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$899
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$897
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$957
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$896
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$891
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$904
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$896
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$893
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$895
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$907
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$960