Brisbane vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$2113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	95
😀 Quality of life	98	80
🏙️ Population	2.71M	824K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 101% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1349th and 4967th ($2269 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 70th 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 Sakai. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Sakai ranked 17th in Japan, while ranked 3rd and 701st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Sakai

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	Brisbane	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$13407

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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 Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1047
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1071
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$996
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1005
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1031
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$994
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$999
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1162
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1044
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$981
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1004
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$979
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1046
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$996
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1041
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1008
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1029