Canberra vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$2900
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$1081
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$2064
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	84	78
🏙️ Population	381K	594K

The cost of living in Canberra is 87% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1768th and 4951st ($2023 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 211th 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 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Kawaguchi ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 388th and 653rd 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	$14.1	$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$3.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$6608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$3750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$2.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$5.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$14573

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1668
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1164
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1101
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1080
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1124