Australia vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$2818
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$967
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$2172
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$33824
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
84.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
73
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
15%
🎓 Higher education
98
98
😀 Quality of life
94
91
🏙️ Population
25.7M
125M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 109% more expensive than in Japan ($1097). Australia ranked 10th vs 67th for Japan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Australia compared to 2 months in Japan. Ranked 6th and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Japan

We calculate prices for Australia and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 907 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.02
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$704
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$4271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$2747
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$11309

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1556
14M
Yokohama
$1329
3.76M
Osaka
$1116
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1101
1.54M
Kobe
$1076
1.52M
Sapporo
$1173
1.96M
Sendai
$1026
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1054
1.6M
Hiroshima
$954
1.2M
Saitama
$1063
1.33M
Kyoto
$1026
1.46M
Yokosuka
$1136
390K
Sakai
$1103
824K
Chiba
$1161
975K
Sagamihara
$1020
726K
Kitakyushu
$963
935K
Hachioji
$1117
576K
Kagoshima
$999
594K
Kumamoto
$886
738K
Kawaguchi
$1052
593K
Amagasaki
$1058
459K
Utsunomiya
$998
518K
Niigata
$1056
791K
Funabashi
$1224
641K
Kashiwa
$1136
428K
Hamamatsu
$1033
788K
Shizuoka
$980
686K
Himeji
$1132
528K
Kurashiki
$1004
475K