Brisbane vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$1651
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.96M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 101% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 930th and 4509th ($2356 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 30th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 18th and 170th 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
$13.8
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$10328

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117