Canberra vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2023
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4526
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$1907
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3542
$1611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
30
99
😀 Quality of life
84
77
🏙️ Population
381K
1.33M

The cost of living in Canberra is 69% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1768th and 4495th ($2023 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 388th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Saitama

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Canberra Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.2
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.23
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1342
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.8
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.3%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7003
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.44
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.59
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.9
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1802
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12940
$14676

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1616
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1416
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1538
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1511
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1584
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2252
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1824
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2539
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2099
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1619
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1702
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1601
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1448
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1727
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1654
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1643
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1645
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1600
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1620
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1291
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2194
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1691
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1671
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1668
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1625
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1981
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1390
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1185
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1691
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1631
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1768
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1651
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1781
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2106
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1504

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125