Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 20.8% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
|
Canberra
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$41.13
|
$7.57
¥1,160
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.43
|
$5.30
¥812
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.16
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.28
|
$0.88
¥135
|
|
pay 32.7% more for groceries
|
Canberra
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.54
|
$1.58
¥242
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.90
|
$7.12
¥1,092
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.99
|
$5.46
¥837
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.32
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.59
|
$3.81
¥583
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.26
|
$3.30
¥506
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.74
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.46
|
$3.33
¥510
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.80
|
$2.26
¥346
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.80
|
$2.29
¥351
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.48
|
$1.79
¥274
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
|
Canberra
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.41
|
$4.77
¥731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$154.25
|
$75.67
¥11,598
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,850.80
|
$21,565.59
¥3,305,466
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.56
|
$28.75
¥4,407
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
|
Canberra
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$105.79
|
$35.00
¥5,365
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,812.42
|
$1,128.57
¥172,982
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,303.92
|
$671.52
¥102,928
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$282.50
|
$138.96
¥21,300
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
|
Canberra
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,599.18
|
$616.16
¥94,442
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,911.41
|
$17,025.47
¥2,609,579
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canberra
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.34
|
$4.16
¥638
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.77
|
$3.54
¥543
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.99
|
$4.54
¥696
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$99.72
|
$72.81
¥11,159
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.57
|
$13.62
¥2,088
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
|
Canberra
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$144.15
|
$50.16
¥7,688
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$112.09
|
$40.10
¥6,146
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$207.49
|
$65.44
¥10,030
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$282.35
|
$103.70
¥15,895
|
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