Brisbane vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$2542
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$395
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$2402
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	97	71
🏙️ Population	2.71M	594K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 74% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1792nd and 4615th ($2016 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 60th 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 2.1 months in Kagoshima. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Kagoshima ranked 243rd in Japan, while ranked 7th and 1989th 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	$13.3	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$4063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$2023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$5.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$26.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$11723

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$1050
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$1041
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$1016
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$1031
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$1029
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$1018
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$1006
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$992
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$1001
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$1011
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$1004
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$949
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$958
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$937
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$945
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$907
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$939
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$912
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$916
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$913
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$894
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$887
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$872
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$888
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$884
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$873
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$880
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$874
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$877
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$872
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$873
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$894
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$871
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$905
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$876
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$870
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$873
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$874
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$883
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$920