Brisbane vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2016
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1227
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$2041
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
66
99
😀 Quality of life
97
77
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.33M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 68% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1792nd and 4495th ($2016 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 7th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Saitama

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Brisbane Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1443
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2386
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4905
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7949
$14676

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Cost of living

$349

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2239
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1683
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1504
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1781
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1557
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1185
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1478
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1411
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1448
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1702
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2099
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1824
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1584
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2252
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2539
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1538
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1511
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1416
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1616
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2023
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1619
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1667
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1601
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1691
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1291
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1727
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1691
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1654
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2194
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1643
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1620
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1645

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125