Brisbane vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$1876
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
91
😀 Quality of life
98
81
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.52M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 106% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1349th and 5047th ($2269 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 98th 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 Kobe. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 3rd and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Kobe

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Brisbane Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$12285

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071