Canberra vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2393
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5235
$3327
🏠 One person rent
$1495
$524
🏘️ Family rent
$2245
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3763
$1636
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
30
91
😀 Quality of life
83
77
🏙️ Population
381K
975K

The cost of living in Canberra is 92% more expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 929th and 4480th ($2393 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 37th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1.3 months in Chiba. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Chiba ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 393rd and 814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Chiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.85
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.11
$3.61
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1584
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1831
$1057
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
2.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$5029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5992
$3186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$7.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$7.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$8.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15472
$12540

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$1748
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$1628
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1532
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1674
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1500
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1732
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2472
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1997
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2801
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2286
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1746
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1815
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1717
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1833
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1829
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1805
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1800
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1876
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1738
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1758
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1397
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2397
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1822
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1799
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1795
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1757
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1892
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1357
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1289
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1816
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1697
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1900
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1798
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1958
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2265
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1635

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1055
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1061
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1090
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1009
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1063
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1082
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1124
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1052
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1081
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1077
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1187
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1641
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1033