Cost of living comparison

 Canberra, Australia
compared to
 Fukuoka, Japan
Fukuoka vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary
Fukuoka vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fukuoka instead of Canberra, you would:

pay 60.4% less for restaurants

 
Canberra
Fukuoka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.77
A$31.38
$7.16
¥1,074
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.89
A$15.69
$5.54
¥830
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.76
A$4.39
$0.94
¥142

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pay 8.4% less for groceries

 
Canberra
Fukuoka
Bread
1 loaf
$2.59
A$4.10
$1.27
¥190
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.39
A$8.56
$9.77
¥1,464
Milk (1 gallon) $6.59
A$10.46
$6.03
¥904

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pay 3.4% more for transportation

 
Canberra
Fukuoka
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.07
A$8.05
$4.23
¥634
Monthly public transit pass $118.63
A$188.26
$39.63
¥5,939
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,276.08
A$46,462.61
$21,767.76
¥3,261,789

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pay 54.0% less for housing

 
Canberra
Fukuoka
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$65.39
A$103.78
$33.58
¥5,031
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,783.31
A$2,830.20
$477.65
¥71,573
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,413.05
A$2,242.57
$293.10
¥43,920

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pay 49.0% less for childcare

 
Canberra
Fukuoka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,847.17
A$2,931.55
$390.80
¥58,560
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,503.36
A$23,017.56
$11,724.11
¥1,756,798

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pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Canberra
Fukuoka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.25
A$11.51
$3.26
¥488
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.68
A$5.84
$2.79
¥418
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$26.36
A$41.84
$3.65
¥547

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pay 60.9% less for clothing

 
Canberra
Fukuoka
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.77
A$137.71
$37.78
¥5,661
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$72.18
A$114.56
$19.54
¥2,928
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$119.51
A$189.67
$58.62
¥8,784

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