Canberra vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$1251
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$3033
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$569
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$915
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$1995
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	30	91
😀 Quality of life	86	81
🏙️ Population	381K	975K

The cost of living in Canberra is 61% more expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 1949th and 4599th ($2019 vs $1251) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 28th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.6 months in Chiba. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Chiba ranked 26th in Japan, while ranked 413th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Chiba

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	Canberra	Chiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$5524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$3921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$78.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$6.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$18267

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1034
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1006
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1027
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1021
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1025
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1047
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1046
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1001
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1021
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1055
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1024
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$985
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1035
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1004
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1034
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1014
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1006
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1047
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1025
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1698
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1067
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1016