Brisbane vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
97
87
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.96M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 96% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 781st and 4398th ($2491 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 1.2 months in Sapporo. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 15th and 246th 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
$14
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$11313

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124