Brisbane vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$2498
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
99
😀 Quality of life
97
94
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.54M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 71% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1241st and 4406th ($2323 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 15th 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 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 3rd and 35th 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
$15.8
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$14111

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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 Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102