Canberra vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$2580
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$433
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1251
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	54
😀 Quality of life	85	72
🏙️ Population	381K	791K

The cost of living in Canberra is 122% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1373rd and 5436th ($2258 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 299th 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 1.2 months in Niigata. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 438th and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Niigata

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	Canberra	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$17418

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$993
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1015
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1013
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1021
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1019
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$996
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$997
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1066
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1044
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1053
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1058
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1007
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$942
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1074
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$935
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$932
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1025
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1004
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$924
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$933
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1002
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1031
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$914
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$928
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$956
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1009
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1021
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$949
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$904
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1029
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1009