Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.0 times more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,060
|
$26.58
A$39.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥827
|
$9.97
A$14.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥184
|
$2.84
A$4.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥123
|
$2.31
A$3.45
|
|
pay 10.3% more for groceries
Tokyo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥278
|
$2.60
A$3.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,283
|
$5.54
A$8.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥927
|
$6.63
A$9.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥345
|
$4.55
A$6.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥519
|
$4.00
A$5.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥381
|
$1.59
A$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥182
|
$1.29
A$1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥416
|
$1.56
A$2.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥353
|
$2.65
A$3.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥204
|
$1.19
A$1.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥199
|
$1.06
A$1.58
|
|
pay 38.4% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥690
|
$5.17
A$7.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥8,146
|
$113.84
A$170.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,454,797
|
$29,523.01
A$44,182.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥4,073
|
$17.81
A$26.66
|
|
pay 96.3% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥5,034
|
$69.35
A$103.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥163,012
|
$1,797.26
A$2,689.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥94,090
|
$1,415.42
A$2,118.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥21,336
|
$191.07
A$285.94
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥78,203
|
$1,814.59
A$2,715.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,343,879
|
$14,626.48
A$21,889.38
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥517
|
$7.31
A$10.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥531
|
$3.74
A$5.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥620
|
$26.58
A$39.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,949
|
$67.03
A$100.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,964
|
$14.95
A$22.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,696
|
$92.73
A$138.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,820
|
$83.64
A$125.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,914
|
$129.37
A$193.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,822
|
$172.79
A$258.59
|
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