Brisbane vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$1763
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
75
😀 Quality of life
97
90
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.96M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 104% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1241st and 4901st ($2323 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.6 months in Sapporo. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 3rd and 196th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Sapporo

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Brisbane Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$9894

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31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1020
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1017
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1017
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1016
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1020
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1014
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$988
77 km or 48 mi Date
$983
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$954
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1008
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1010
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1009
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$988
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$914
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$909
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$992
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1001
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$914
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$993
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1000
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$964
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$990
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$972
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$984
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1055
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$979
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1017
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1017
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$991
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1000
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$995
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1061