Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 36.9% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
|
Canberra
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.77
A$30.40
|
$6.51
¥1,008
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.89
A$15.20
|
$5.21
¥806
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
A$4.25
|
$1.12
¥173
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
A$3.56
|
$0.75
¥115
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
|
Canberra
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
A$3.98
|
$1.63
¥253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
A$8.29
|
$7.01
¥1,085
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.59
A$10.13
|
$5.89
¥911
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
A$7.12
|
$2.09
¥323
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
A$6.33
|
$3.26
¥505
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
A$2.49
|
$2.38
¥368
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
A$2.06
|
$1.06
¥165
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
A$2.41
|
$2.65
¥410
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.46
A$3.79
|
$2.42
¥374
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.92
|
$1.29
¥200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
A$1.71
|
$1.26
¥195
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
|
Canberra
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
A$7.80
|
$4.42
¥684
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$118.63
A$182.42
|
$58.62
¥9,073
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,276.08
A$45,019.35
|
$21,767.76
¥3,368,996
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
A$27.16
|
$27.88
¥4,315
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
|
Canberra
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.39
A$100.55
|
$31.86
¥4,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,783.31
A$2,742.28
|
$1,120.28
¥173,385
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,413.05
A$2,172.91
|
$582.98
¥90,228
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.02
A$281.44
|
$134.03
¥20,744
|
|
pay 71.1% less for childcare
|
Canberra
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,847.17
A$2,840.48
|
$533.29
¥82,538
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,503.36
A$22,302.58
|
$14,506.96
¥2,245,242
|
|
pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canberra
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.25
A$11.15
|
$3.26
¥504
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
A$5.66
|
$3.40
¥527
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.36
A$40.54
|
$3.91
¥605
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.69
A$101.01
|
$67.16
¥10,394
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
A$22.04
|
$12.38
¥1,915
|
|
pay 45.4% less for clothing
|
Canberra
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.77
A$133.43
|
$52.60
¥8,141
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.18
A$111.00
|
$36.87
¥5,706
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.51
A$183.78
|
$63.41
¥9,814
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$154.17
A$237.08
|
$82.89
¥12,829
|
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