Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 69.2% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,170
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥819
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥136
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,101
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥844
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥316
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥589
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥511
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥514
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥349
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥354
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥276
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 1.3% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥737
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,700
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,446
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 78.1% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥103,834
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 78.6% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,274
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 99.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥644
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥548
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥702
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,258
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,106
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 87.5% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,035
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
|
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