Canberra vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	53
😀 Quality of life	85	89
🏙️ Population	381K	686K

The cost of living in Canberra is 131% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1443rd and 5951st ($2223 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 630th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 479th and 246th 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	$15.5	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$16729

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063