Perth vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2292
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5119
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$1352
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$2099
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3624
$2885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
96
100
🏙️ Population
2.14M
14M

The cost of living in Perth is 47% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1068th and 3238th ($2292 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Perth compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 10th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Perth Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7584
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6088
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.26
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.86
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.8
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1668
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12548
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$1601
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2052
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1612
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$1761
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$502
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$546
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$361
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$870
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$873
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$556
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$427
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$383
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$403
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$469
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$439
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$454
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$505
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$506
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$440
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$427
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$459
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063