Canberra vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$2644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	52
😀 Quality of life	86	89
🏙️ Population	381K	686K

The cost of living in Canberra is 97% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1949th and 5380th ($2019 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 315th 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 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 413th and 291st 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	$14.3	$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$19584

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$976
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$973
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$979
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$976
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1018
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$968
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$977
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1037
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$962
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1025
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1024
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$959
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1023
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1029
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1016
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1043
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1030
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1035
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1071
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1064
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1083
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1086
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1055
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1141
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1002
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1038
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$908
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1068