Canberra vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$2905
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$1020
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$2545
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	30	96
😀 Quality of life	83	80
🏙️ Population	381K	824K

The cost of living in Canberra is 104% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 929th and 4661st ($2393 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 58th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 393rd and 519th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Sakai

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	Canberra	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$5592

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1086
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1094
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1043
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1034
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1362
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1084
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1169
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1037
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1052