Canberra vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2393
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5235
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1495
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$2245
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3763
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
83
99
🏙️ Population
381K
14.3M

The cost of living in Canberra is 46% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 929th and 3085th ($2393 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 393rd 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
$20.1
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.85
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.11
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1584
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1831
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5992
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15472
$15495

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033