Brisbane vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2425
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$99.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$1884
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
58
😀 Quality of life
97
70
🏙️ Population
2.36M
738K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 157% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 781st and 5889th ($2491 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 802nd in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.9 months in Kumamoto. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Kumamoto ranked 352nd in Japan, while ranked 15th and 2570th 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
$14
$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$43
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$4474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$12605

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$933
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$936
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$935
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$938
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$938
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$937
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$942
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$946
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$936
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$938
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$950
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$932
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$951
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$971
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$932
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$980
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$979
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$1039
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$922
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$938
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$1003
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$1014
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$998
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$955
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$950
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$964
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$1007
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$1002
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$964
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$982
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$995
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$961
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$919