Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.1 times more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Australia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Australia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,060
|
$16.79
A$25.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥791
|
$9.81
A$14.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥163
|
$2.56
A$3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥128
|
$2.14
A$3.20
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
Japan
|
Australia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥226
|
$2.33
A$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥892
|
$4.71
A$7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥827
|
$5.75
A$8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥320
|
$3.86
A$5.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥416
|
$3.99
A$5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥310
|
$1.43
A$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥178
|
$1.25
A$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥284
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥290
|
$2.00
A$3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥179
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥145
|
$0.95
A$1.42
|
|
pay 14.2% more for transportation
Japan
|
Australia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥672
|
$4.73
A$7.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,755
|
$84.46
A$126.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,449,797
|
$27,859.34
A$41,693.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,932
|
$18.12
A$27.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Japan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,384
|
$55.36
A$82.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥77,315
|
$1,258.08
A$1,882.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥51,760
|
$971.44
A$1,453.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥17,218
|
$141.88
A$212.34
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥38,713
|
$1,377.23
A$2,061.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,738,729
|
$14,720.56
A$22,030.17
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥419
|
$6.69
A$10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥441
|
$3.60
A$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥622
|
$28.13
A$42.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,934
|
$53.84
A$80.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,862
|
$13.24
A$19.82
|
|
pay 83.8% more for clothing
Japan
|
Australia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,220
|
$75.27
A$112.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,177
|
$54.30
A$81.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,526
|
$102.43
A$153.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,754
|
$118.12
A$176.77
|
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