Canberra vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2023
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4526
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1907
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3542
$2474
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
84
99
🏙️ Population
381K
14.3M

The cost of living in Canberra is 26% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1768th and 3019th ($2023 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 388th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Tokyo

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Canberra Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.2
$3.62
 Cappuccino
$3.23
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1342
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.8
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.3%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7003
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$27.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.44
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.59
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.9
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1802
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12940
$15235

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$1448
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$1727
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$1654
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$1643
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$1645
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$1600
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1620
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$1291
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$2194
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$1691
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$1671
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$1668
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$1625
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$1635
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$1981
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$1390
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$1681
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$1185
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$1691
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$1963
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$1631
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1768
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$1651
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$1701
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$2106
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$1136
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$1124
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$1150
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$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
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$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
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$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
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$1128
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$1084
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$1104
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$1105
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$1066
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$1249
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$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
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$1196
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$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
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$1099
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$1114
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$1088
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$1045
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$1164
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$1071
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$1084
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$1089
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$1065
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$1169
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$1164
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$1109
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$1103
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$1090
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$1101