Perth vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$1888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	93	72
😀 Quality of life	98	90
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.06M

The cost of living in Perth is 97% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1654th and 5132nd ($2075 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Sendai

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	Perth	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$5986

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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	$1669
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 Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034