Canberra vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2223
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4990
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$2158
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4087
$2341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
99
😀 Quality of life
85
93
🏙️ Population
381K
1.54M

The cost of living in Canberra is 59% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1443rd and 4342nd ($2223 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 16th 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 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 479th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Kawasaki

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Canberra Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.54
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1150
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2721
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1726
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8609
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5425
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.3
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.14
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.61
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.9
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.1
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2023
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15408
$12261

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$1997
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$1979
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$1896
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$1860
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$1894
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$1798
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$1829
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$1487
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$2496
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$1928
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$1889
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$1906
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$1822
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$1854
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$2217
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$1604
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$1796
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$1288
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$1904
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$2172
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$1870
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$1898
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$1753
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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144