Perth vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$2075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	71
😀 Quality of life	96	74
🏙️ Population	2.14M	518K

The cost of living in Perth is 136% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 978th and 5404th ($2448 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 311th 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 months in Utsunomiya. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Utsunomiya ranked 210th in Japan, while ranked 10th and 2386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Utsunomiya

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	Perth	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$16539

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047