Canberra vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$2514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	30	69
😀 Quality of life	83	73
🏙️ Population	381K	518K

The cost of living in Canberra is 128% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 929th and 5301st ($2393 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 409th 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 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Utsunomiya ranked 191st in Japan, while ranked 393rd and 1569th 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	$20.1	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$15287

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$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

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036