Perth vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2075
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4845
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1925
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$531
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3655
$2474
😷 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 29% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1654th and 3019th ($2075 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6th 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
$13.8
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.05
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.57
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1325
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2282
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1602
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4862
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3869
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.89
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.14
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.6
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.2
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1852
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11252
$15235

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PerthTokyo

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101