Canberra vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2604
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5825
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1591
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$2539
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2863
$2552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
99
😀 Quality of life
82
82
🏙️ Population
381K
1.54M

The cost of living in Canberra is 136% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 522nd and 4726th ($2604 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 73rd in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 367th and 355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$32.8
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$136
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.67
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.84
$2.76
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1634
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2762
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.3
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8209
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6798
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.11
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1861
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14837
$15182

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$1463
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$1691
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$2348
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$1903
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$2741
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$1998
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1669
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1404
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1672
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1461
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1707
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1719
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1716
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1693
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1701
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1702
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1317
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2356
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1746
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1707
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1708
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1658
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1688
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1327
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1354
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1462
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1639
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1819
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1723
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1862
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2203
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$1552

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045