Perth vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$2601
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	98	99
🏙️ Population	2.14M	14.3M

The cost of living in Perth is 43% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1024th and 3085th ($2345 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th 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 Tokyo. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 7th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Tokyo

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	Perth	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$15495

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033