Brisbane vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$2552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
99
😀 Quality of life
95
82
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.54M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 114% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 930th and 4726th ($2356 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 73rd in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 18th and 355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Kawasaki

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Brisbane Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$15182

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31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045