Canberra vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2393
$2550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5235
$5986
🏠 One person rent
$1495
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$2245
$2711
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$635
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3763
$5410
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
92
😀 Quality of life
83
91
🏙️ Population
381K
1.3M

The cost of living in Canberra is 6% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 929th and 700th ($2393 vs $2550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 627th 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 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 2.1 months in Dallas. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Dallas ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 393rd and 113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.85
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.11
$5.93
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1584
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$3063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1831
$2267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$4445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5992
$2304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$97.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$19.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$1291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15472
$26874

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$1748
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$1628
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1532
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1674
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1500
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1732
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2472
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1997
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2801
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2286
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1746
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1815
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1717
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1833
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1829
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1805
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1800
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1876
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1738
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1758
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1397
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2397
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1822
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1799
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1795
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1757
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1892
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1357
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1289
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1816
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1697
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1900
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1798
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1958
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2265
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1635

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284