Sydney vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2844
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6700
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$1749
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$3002
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$337
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4145
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
98
96
🏙️ Population
5.45M
14.3M

The cost of living in Sydney is 67% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 348th and 3249th ($2844 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 2nd and 8th 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
$15.8
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.7
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2123
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1437
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3835
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2492
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.09%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13218
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7866
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.77
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.9
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.6
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.3
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2281
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21946
$16728

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Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2379
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2482
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2050
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1710
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1997
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1699
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1821
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1477
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2223
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1867
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1288
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1824
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1815
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2703
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1979
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2528
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2352
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1896
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1860
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1487
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1766
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1894
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1813
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1798
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1829
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2496
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1928
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1906
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2269
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1822
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1988
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2217
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1604
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1864

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005