Canberra vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$2198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	83	79
🏙️ Population	381K	594K

The cost of living in Canberra is 127% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 929th and 5234th ($2393 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 362nd 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 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 393rd and 584th 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	$20.1	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$12607

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$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

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095