Canberra vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2019
$1354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4571
$3256
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$519
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3565
$2289
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
99
😀 Quality of life
86
82
🏙️ Population
381K
1.54M

The cost of living in Canberra is 49% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1949th and 4361st ($2019 vs $1354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 10th best city to live in Australia vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 413th and 600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$37.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.5
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.6
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$458
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1543
$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$96
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.01%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7420
$6324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4762
$3178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$6.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1751
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13305
$10654

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$1364
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$1599
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$2292
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$1888
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$2640
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$2181
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1667
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1747
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1662
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1839
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1813
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1725
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1706
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1736
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1674
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1681
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1362
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2308
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1768
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1728
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1738
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1673
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2058
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1464
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1184
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1771
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1718
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1786
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1660
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2471
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2127
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$1639

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1336
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1017
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$959
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$958
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$935
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1139
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1050
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1035
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1021
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$968
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1073
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1117
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1085