Canberra vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2604
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5825
$2940
🏠 One person rent
$1591
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$2539
$899
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2863
$2098
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
97
😀 Quality of life
82
96
🏙️ Population
381K
2.75M

The cost of living in Canberra is 133% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 522nd and 4674th ($2604 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 367th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$32.8
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$136
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.67
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.84
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1634
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2762
$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.3
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8209
$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6798
$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.11
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1861
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14837
$8601

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Goulburn
$1723
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1430
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1610
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1463
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1691
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2348
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1903
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2741
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$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
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1552

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$972
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1105
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$995
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$997
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$988
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$995
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$978
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1024
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$982
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$945
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1075
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1002
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$997
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$957
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$990
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$956
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$996
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$933
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$984
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1012
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$957
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$968
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$996
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$933