Brisbane vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
98
96
🏙️ Population
2.71M
14.3M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 34% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1349th and 3249th ($2269 vs $1698) 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 3rd and 8th 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
$15.5
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$16728

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005