Cost of living comparison
Brisbane is 2.9 times more expensive than Saitama.
If you lived in Brisbane instead of Saitama, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Saitama
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
¥913
|
$13.37
A$19.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.02
¥571
|
$10.03
A$14.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥125
|
$2.81
A$4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
¥97
|
$2.26
A$3.27
|
|
pay 33.6% more for groceries
Saitama
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
¥208
|
$2.37
A$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
¥791
|
$4.74
A$6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
¥746
|
$5.47
A$7.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
¥303
|
$3.97
A$5.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥255
|
$3.79
A$5.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
¥212
|
$1.41
A$2.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
¥149
|
$1.26
A$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
¥176
|
$1.57
A$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥251
|
$1.68
A$2.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
¥148
|
$1.11
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
¥79
|
$0.98
A$1.42
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Saitama
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
¥598
|
$5.02
A$7.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.70
¥3,653
|
$140.42
A$203.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,052,238
|
$27,248.50
A$39,427.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.77
¥3,379
|
$14.59
A$21.11
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Saitama
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.30
¥4,734
|
$50.90
A$73.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.48
¥54,798
|
$1,644.05
A$2,378.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.86
¥31,965
|
$1,397.64
A$2,022.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.47
¥14,425
|
$146.50
A$211.99
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Saitama
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.61
¥24,963
|
$1,610.82
A$2,330.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,564.30
¥1,643,934
|
$9,051.63
A$13,097.43
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Saitama
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
¥297
|
$8.02
A$11.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
¥350
|
$3.52
A$5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
¥543
|
$26.75
A$38.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.34
¥5,023
|
$52.88
A$76.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.19
¥1,164
|
$13.37
A$19.35
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Saitama
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.52
¥3,060
|
$85.68
A$123.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.49
¥3,197
|
$42.63
A$61.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.79
¥7,078
|
$123.36
A$178.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.37
¥13,699
|
$105.19
A$152.21
|
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