Perth vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	53
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	2.14M	686K

The cost of living in Perth is 155% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 978th and 5951st ($2448 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 630th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 10th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Shizuoka

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	Perth	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$16729

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063