Canberra vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2223
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4990
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2158
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4087
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
30
99
😀 Quality of life
85
77
🏙️ Population
381K
1.33M

The cost of living in Canberra is 107% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1443rd and 5151st ($2223 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 152nd 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 479th and 1177th 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
$15.5
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.54
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1150
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2721
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1726
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8609
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5425
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.3
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.14
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.61
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.9
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.1
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2023
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15408
$15321

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81 km or 50 mi Goulburn
$1821
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1695
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1699
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1477
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1710
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2482
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$2050
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2844
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2379
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1824
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1867
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1815
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1997
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1979
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1896
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1860
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1894
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1798
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1829
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1487
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2496
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1928
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1889
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1906
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1822
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2217
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1604
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1288
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1904
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1870
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1898
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1753
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2703
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2308
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1766

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102