Brisbane vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
97
99
🏙️ Population
2.36M
14.3M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 52% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 781st and 3085th ($2491 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 15th and 3rd 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
$14
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$15495

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033