Canberra vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$2610
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$839
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$2014
😷 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 112% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1443rd and 5298th ($2223 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 243rd 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 13th best city to live in Australia vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 479th and 939th 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	$15.5	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$18
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$15104

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115