Brisbane vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
75
😀 Quality of life
98
75
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.96M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 102% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1349th and 4988th ($2269 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 79th 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 1.5 months in Sapporo. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 3rd and 1640th 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
$15.5
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$10501

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070