Canberra vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2604
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5825
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$1591
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$2539
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2863
$5285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
82
96
🏙️ Population
381K
2.75M

The cost of living in Canberra is 0.3% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 522nd and 505th ($2604 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 455th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 2 months in Chicago. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 367th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$32.8
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$136
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.67
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.84
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1634
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2762
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.3
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8209
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6798
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.11
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1861
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14837
$15494

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$1723
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1430
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1610
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1463
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1691
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2348
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1903
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2741
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$1998
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1669
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1404
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1672
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1461
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1707
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1719
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1716
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1693
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1701
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1702
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1317
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2356
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1746
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1707
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1708
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1658
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1688
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1327
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1354
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1462
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1639
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1819
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1723
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1862
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2203
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1552

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11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240