Canberra vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$2421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	30	95
😀 Quality of life	84	80
🏙️ Population	381K	824K

The cost of living in Canberra is 76% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1768th and 4649th ($2023 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 70th 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 2.1 months in Sakai. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 388th and 558th 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	$14.1	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$8371

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$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 Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1065
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1019
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1026
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1065
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1302
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1031
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1142
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1062
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1033
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046