Brisbane vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$2528
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	52
😀 Quality of life	97	87
🏙️ Population	2.71M	686K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 116% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1792nd and 5882nd ($2016 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 732nd 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 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 7th and 271st 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	$13.3	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$8368

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083