Sydney vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2844
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6812
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1756
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$3107
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$335
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4188
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
100
96
🏙️ Population
5.45M
14.3M

The cost of living in Sydney is 69% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 370th and 3273rd ($2844 vs $1679) 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 2nd and 9th 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
$15.4
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.6
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2215
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1420
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3992
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2582
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12962
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7403
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.08
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.3
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.3
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2275
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25164
$17493

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Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006