🇦🇺 Australiavs🇯🇵 Japan

Name: Australia vs Japan — Cost of Living Comparison
Creator: Burger Parity

Japan is 7.4 BPS points cheaper overall

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Australia

89.0

$96.36 basket

#5 of 30

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Japan

81.6

$88.33 basket

#1 of 30

Product-by-Product

ProductAustraJapanDiff

🍔Big Mac$4.88$3.07+59.0%🥤Coca-Cola 330 ml$2.21$1.15+92.2%⛽Gasoline (1 liter)$1.23$1.12+9.8%💪Gym Membership$37.17$51.20-27.4%🎬Netflix Standard Plan$11.96$9.54+25.4%🎵Spotify Premium$8.81$6.27+40.5%☕Starbucks Latte (Tall)$4.10$3.26+25.8%🚗UberX – 5 km ride$9.45$7.68+23.0%🍞White Bread (500g)$2.39$1.28+86.7%📱iPhone 15 – 128 GB$881.37$798.72+10.3%

Australia vs Japan: Which Is Cheaper?

Based on our basket of 6 globally standardized products, Japan is the cheaper country by 7.4 points on the Burger Parity Score. Australia has a BPS of 89.0 with a basket cost of $96.36, while Japan has a BPS of 81.6 with a basket cost of $88.33.

These prices reflect real-world costs for a Big Mac, Starbucks Latte, iPhone 15, Coca-Cola, Netflix subscription, and a 5km Uber ride. Prices are converted to USD using current exchange rates for fair comparison.

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