Canberra vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$2941
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$599
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$1002
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$1959
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	96
😀 Quality of life	86	96
🏙️ Population	381K	2.75M

The cost of living in Canberra is 63% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1949th and 4626th ($2019 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 29th 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 1.6 months in Osaka. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 413th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Osaka

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	Canberra	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$13640

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$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
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997