Canberra vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$2558
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$810
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$2002
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	86	81
🏙️ Population	381K	594K

The cost of living in Canberra is 97% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1949th and 5371st ($2019 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 306th 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 2 months in Kawaguchi. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 413th and 694th 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	$14.3	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$15648

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066