Perth vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$2904
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$1450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	73
😀 Quality of life	98	87
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.96M

The cost of living in Perth is 72% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1654th and 4470th ($2075 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 39th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 6th and 262nd 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	$13.8	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$10781

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1067
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1048
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1014
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$966
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1069
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1078
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$954
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$933
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$966
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$933
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1039
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1083
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1081
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$972
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$988
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$976
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$941
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1082
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$947
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$971
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$953
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1114
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$958
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$976
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1065
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1064
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1082
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1085
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1090
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1079
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1082
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1088