Canberra vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$2646
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$1854
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	53
😀 Quality of life	83	69
🏙️ Population	381K	686K

The cost of living in Canberra is 141% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 929th and 5761st ($2393 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 722nd 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 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 393rd and 2988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Shizuoka

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	Canberra	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$3.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$21319

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$964
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$970
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$989
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$993
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1031
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$999
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1055
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$993
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1042
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1044
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1043
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1045
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1046
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$996
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1045
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1053
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1046
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1067
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1103
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1096
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1116
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1038
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1059
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1121
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1086
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1161
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1042
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1064
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$981
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1103