Sydney vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$2601
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	99	100
😀 Quality of life	99	99
🏙️ Population	4.84M	14.3M

The cost of living in Sydney is 71% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 312th and 3085th ($2801 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Tokyo

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	Sydney	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1992	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$15495

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754

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