Cost of living comparison
Australia is 71.9% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Australia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.64
¥902
|
$14.29
A$20.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
¥723
|
$8.94
A$13.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
¥147
|
$2.43
A$3.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
¥117
|
$2.08
A$3.03
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
Japan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
¥212
|
$1.96
A$2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥954
|
$3.78
A$5.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
¥715
|
$4.63
A$6.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
¥233
|
$3.54
A$5.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
¥402
|
$3.46
A$5.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
¥361
|
$1.41
A$2.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥175
|
$1.11
A$1.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.13
¥290
|
$1.24
A$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
¥281
|
$2.11
A$3.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
¥195
|
$1.01
A$1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
¥128
|
$0.87
A$1.26
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
Japan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
¥611
|
$5.19
A$7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.58
¥10,275
|
$94.36
A$137.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,025.34
¥2,858,539
|
$20,007.07
A$29,163.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.28
¥3,573
|
$13.84
A$20.17
|
|
pay 65.3% more for housing
Japan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.37
¥4,673
|
$53.73
A$78.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$640.91
¥87,136
|
$1,178.33
A$1,717.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$410.96
¥55,872
|
$887.86
A$1,294.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.32
¥15,271
|
$118.12
A$172.17
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.99
¥42,961
|
$1,443.46
A$2,104.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,371.30
¥1,546,007
|
$12,985.05
A$18,927.80
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.07
¥417
|
$5.66
A$8.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
¥411
|
$3.21
A$4.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
¥551
|
$24.97
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
¥8,735
|
$49.85
A$72.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.20
¥1,795
|
$12.34
A$17.99
|
|
pay 31.9% more for clothing
Japan
|
Australia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.57
¥6,604
|
$68.91
A$100.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.18
¥4,104
|
$40.95
A$59.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.64
¥8,653
|
$94.94
A$138.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.30
¥12,412
|
$92.16
A$134.34
|
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