Canberra vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$2075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	30	71
😀 Quality of life	85	74
🏙️ Population	381K	518K

The cost of living in Canberra is 115% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 1443rd and 5404th ($2223 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 311th 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 months in Utsunomiya. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Utsunomiya ranked 210th in Japan, while ranked 479th and 2386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Utsunomiya

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	Canberra	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$16539

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047