Canberra vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$2407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	30	70
😀 Quality of life	84	73
🏙️ Population	381K	518K

The cost of living in Canberra is 100% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 1768th and 5444th ($2023 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 511th 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 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Utsunomiya ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 388th and 1535th 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	$14.1	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$15244

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1668
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059