Brisbane vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$2185
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	53
😀 Quality of life	97	90
🏙️ Population	2.71M	686K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 159% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1241st and 6285th ($2323 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 758th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 3rd and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Shizuoka

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	Brisbane	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$14291

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$883
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$888
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$915
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1003
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$984
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$929
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$936
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$941
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1012
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$932
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1003
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1004
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1006
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1005
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1010
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1003
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1018
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1020
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1024
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$995
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1018
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1021
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1022
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1018
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1018
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1029
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1073
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$972
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1023
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1016