Brisbane vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$3636
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$1573
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$2123
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
91
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.33M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 97% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 930th and 4446th ($2356 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 24th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Nagoya. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 18th and 73rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Nagoya

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Brisbane Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$1878
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$3105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$1803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$13366

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$999
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$996
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$982
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$999
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$994
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$966
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$973
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$982
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$976
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$979
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$981
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1011
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$987
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$943
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$990
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$947
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$971
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$957
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$949
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$933
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$947
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$959
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$935
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$977
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1004
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$965
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$975
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$992
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$960
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$978
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$923
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$972
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$967
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$911
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$967
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1021
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$929
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$966