Brisbane vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$2198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
97
79
🏙️ Population
2.36M
594K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 136% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 781st and 5234th ($2491 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 362nd 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 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 15th and 584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Kawaguchi

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Brisbane Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$25.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$12607

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$1877
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1056
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1106
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1016
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1079
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1068
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1033
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1124
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1112
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1044
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1095