Sydney vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$1385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$3419
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$623
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$1118
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$2652
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	96
😀 Quality of life	99	97
🏙️ Population	4.84M	3.76M

The cost of living in Sydney is 102% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 312th and 4132nd ($2801 vs $1385) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 1.9 months in Yokohama. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 4th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Yokohama

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	Sydney	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.64
🥤 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	$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$1300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$6813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$3020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$40.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$12546

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1079
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$976
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1153
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1070
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$982
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$942
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$1003
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$983
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1085
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1124
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1071
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1082
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1081
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1057
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1060
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1133
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1641
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1069
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1086
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1106
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$1001
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1084
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1079
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1121
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1034
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1102
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1096
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1092