Canberra vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$2616
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	85	78
🏙️ Population	381K	594K

The cost of living in Canberra is 116% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1373rd and 5226th ($2258 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 175th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.8 months in Kawaguchi. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Kawaguchi ranked 48th in Japan, while ranked 438th and 909th 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	$15.6	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$6211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$3627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$71.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$9.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$15187

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1084
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1009
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1131
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1065
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1006
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1096
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1087
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1101