Brisbane vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$3256
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$630
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$2289
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	99
😀 Quality of life	98	82
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.54M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 53% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1813th and 4361st ($2065 vs $1354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 16th 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 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 9th and 600th 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	$14.4	$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$37.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$458
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$96
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$6324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$3178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$6.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$10654

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1336
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1115
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1113
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1017
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1055
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1110
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1071
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$959
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1088
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$958
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1051
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1066
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1067
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$935
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1054
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1139
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1035
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1021
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$968
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1117
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1085