Canberra vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$2185
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	53
😀 Quality of life	85	90
🏙️ Population	381K	686K

The cost of living in Canberra is 152% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1373rd and 6285th ($2258 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 758th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 438th and 186th 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	$15.6	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$14291

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$883
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$888
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$915
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1003
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$984
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$929
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$936
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$941
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1012
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$932
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1003
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1004
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1006
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1005
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1010
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1003
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1018
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1020
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1024
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$995
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1018
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1021
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1022
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1018
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1018
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1029
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1073
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$972
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1023
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1016