Canberra vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$2589
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1989
😷 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 112% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 1373rd and 5133rd ($2258 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 130th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.9 months in Utsunomiya. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Utsunomiya ranked 188th in Japan, while ranked 438th and 1860th 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	$15.6	$5.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$4310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$2900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$17480

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1011
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1019
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$953
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1013
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$903
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1021
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$972
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$992
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1006
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1028
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1009
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1034
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1002
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1015
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1014
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1009
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1028
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1009
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1104
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1045
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1028
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1033
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1079
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1049
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1234
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1040
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1171
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1017
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1032
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1110
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1007
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1032