Brisbane vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$2470
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1577
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
58
😀 Quality of life
98
72
🏙️ Population
2.71M
738K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 108% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 1813th and 5653rd ($2065 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 503rd 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 1.6 months in Kumamoto. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Kumamoto ranked 387th in Japan, while ranked 9th and 3164th 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
$14.4
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$3768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$2054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$23.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$12669

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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 Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$912
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$914
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$914
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$913
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$914
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$909
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$906
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$903
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$897
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$907
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$892
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$899
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$903
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$884
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$905
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$860
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$894
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$841
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$853
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$831
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$891
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$900
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$829
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$901
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$852
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$891
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$900
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$891
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$832
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$844
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$884
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$873
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$895
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$891