Perth vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$1763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	75
😀 Quality of life	96	90
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.96M

The cost of living in Perth is 125% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 791st and 4901st ($2562 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 42nd 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 1.6 months in Sapporo. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 11th and 196th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Sapporo

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	Perth	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$9894

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1020
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1017
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1017
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1016
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1020
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1014
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$988
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$983
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$954
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1008
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1010
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1009
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$988
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$914
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$909
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$992
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1001
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$914
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$993
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1000
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$964
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$990
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$972
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$984
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1055
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1017
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1017
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$991
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1000
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$995
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1061