Canberra vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Canberra	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2604	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5825	$2769
🏠 One person rent	$1591	$500
🏘️ Family rent	$2539	$981
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2863	$2205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	82	80
🏙️ Population	381K	593K

The cost of living in Canberra is 148% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 522nd and 4965th ($2604 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 183rd in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Kawaguchi ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 367th and 446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Kawaguchi

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	Canberra	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$32.8	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$136	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.84	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1634	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2762	$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	1.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8209	$5296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6798	$3256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.11	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$3.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$5.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$5.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1861	$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14837	$13821

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1723
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1430
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1610
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1463
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1691
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2348
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1903
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2741
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$1998
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1669
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1404
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1672
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1461
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1707
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1719
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1716
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1693
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1702
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1317
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2356
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1746
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1707
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1708
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1658
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1688
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1327
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1354
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1462
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1819
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1723
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2203
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1552

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1057
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1143
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1068
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1058
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1063
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1035
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1069
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1136
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1043
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1099
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1067
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1078