Brisbane vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.06M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 130% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 930th and 5135th ($2356 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 18th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Sendai

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Brisbane Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$6030

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Cities near Brisbane

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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011