Brisbane vs Namyangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Namyangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2808
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$488
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$839
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$2052
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	66	98
😀 Quality of life	98	75
🏙️ Population	2.71M	732K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 103% more expensive than in Namyangju. Cities ranked 1349th and 4992nd ($2269 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 9th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Namyangju. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Namyangju ranked 16th in South Korea, while ranked 3rd and 1928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Namyangju

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	Brisbane	Namyangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$11276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$6000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$75.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$15955

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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 Namyangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.9 mi	Guri	$1117
11 km or 6.7 mi	Hanam	$1162
20 km or 12 mi	Seoul	$1363
20 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
22 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$937
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1425
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1179
26 km or 16 mi	Siheung	$1292
29 km or 18 mi	Pocheon	$1008
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
33 km or 21 mi	Goyang	$1092
33 km or 21 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
35 km or 22 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
37 km or 23 mi	Anyang	$988
38 km or 24 mi	Gunpo	$1112
39 km or 24 mi	Uiwang	$1063
41 km or 25 mi	Bucheon	$1167
41 km or 26 mi	Paju	$1049
43 km or 27 mi	Suwon	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Gimpo	$1068
45 km or 28 mi	Yongin	$1102
45 km or 28 mi	Icheon	$1134
49 km or 31 mi	Ansan	$1044
53 km or 33 mi	Chuncheon	$867
53 km or 33 mi	Yeoju	$1053
53 km or 33 mi	Incheon	$1057
56 km or 35 mi	Osan	$1050
63 km or 39 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
69 km or 43 mi	Kaesong	$1563
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1046
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1073
72 km or 45 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
92 km or 57 mi	Cheonan	$1121
97 km or 61 mi	Dangjin	$984
98 km or 61 mi	Chungju	$892
104 km or 65 mi	Jecheon	$1003
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$903
117 km or 72 mi	Seosan	$986
128 km or 80 mi	Sejong	$986
132 km or 82 mi	Gongju	$1019