Brisbane vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$2378
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$1610
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
59
😀 Quality of life
98
75
🏙️ Population
2.71M
738K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 137% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 1349th and 5985th ($2269 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 651st 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 Kumamoto. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Kumamoto ranked 132nd in Japan, while ranked 3rd and 1814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Kumamoto

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Brisbane Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$6.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$4227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$2125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$12557

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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 Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909