Cost of living comparison
Australia is 35.2% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Australia instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 98.8% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,170
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥819
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥136
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,101
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥844
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥316
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥589
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥511
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥514
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥349
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥354
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥276
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥737
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,700
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,446
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥103,834
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 45.1% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,274
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 84.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥644
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥548
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥702
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,258
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,106
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,035
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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