Brisbane vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	52
😀 Quality of life	98	72
🏙️ Population	2.71M	791K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 105% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1813th and 5515th ($2065 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 9th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Niigata

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	Brisbane	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$14992

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Cities near Brisbane

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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001