Perth vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Perth	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3927	$2108
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	98	82
🏙️ Population	2.14M	824K

The cost of living in Perth is 110% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1191st and 4919th ($2338 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 67th 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 Perth compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 12th and 639th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Sakai

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	Perth	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1454	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5455	$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4695	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.5	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1856	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13377	$13511

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1062
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1010
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1025
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1012
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1277
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$992
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1024
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1033
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1015
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1025
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046