Brisbane vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
97
96
🏙️ Population
2.71M
14.3M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 38% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1241st and 3273rd ($2323 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 3rd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Tokyo

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Brisbane Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$17493

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006