Canberra vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$2066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	30	70
😀 Quality of life	86	75
🏙️ Population	381K	518K

The cost of living in Canberra is 92% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 1949th and 5190th ($2019 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 187th 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 10th best city to live in Australia vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 413th and 2064th 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	$14.3	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$14928

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004