Brisbane vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Brisbane Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
66
99
😀 Quality of life
97
79
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.33M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 140% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 781st and 5386th ($2491 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 468th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 15th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Brisbane vs Saitama infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Brisbane vs Saitama

Prices for goods and services in Brisbane and Saitama are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Brisbane Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$12701

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075