Brisbane vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$3419
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$2652
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
97
97
🏙️ Population
2.36M
3.76M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 80% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 781st and 4132nd ($2491 vs $1385) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th 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 1.9 months in Yokohama. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 15th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.64
🥤 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
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$6813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$3020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$40.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$12546

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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 Yokohama

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1187
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1079
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1115
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1079
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$976
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1153
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1070
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$982
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$942
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1112
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$1003
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$983
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1124
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1057
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1060
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1133
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1641
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$988
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1069
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1086
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1106
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$1001
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1084
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1079
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1121
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1034
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1073
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1102
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1096
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1075
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1092