Canberra vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$1196
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$348
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$265
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	94
😀 Quality of life	85	61
🏙️ Population	381K	26.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 338% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 1443rd and 8668th ($2223 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 7th in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.5 months in Delhi. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Delhi ranked 14th in India, while ranked 479th and 5790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Delhi

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	Canberra	Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$8.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$2401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$3.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$69.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$1751

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Delhi

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Noida	$423
20 km or 12 mi	Ghaziabad	$382
29 km or 18 mi	Gurgaon	$519
29 km or 18 mi	Faridabad	$362
42 km or 26 mi	Sonipat	$263
59 km or 37 mi	Meerut	$337
68 km or 43 mi	Rohtak	$250
106 km or 66 mi	Bhiwani	$325
122 km or 76 mi	Aligarh	$299
130 km or 81 mi	Sambhal	$296
136 km or 84 mi	Alwar	$256
139 km or 87 mi	Mathura	$289
148 km or 92 mi	Saharanpur	$285
149 km or 92 mi	Moradabad	$283
154 km or 96 mi	Hisar	$263
183 km or 114 mi	Agra	$375
191 km or 119 mi	Rishikesh	$374
200 km or 124 mi	Dehradun	$383
217 km or 135 mi	Bareilly	$287
219 km or 136 mi	Patiala	$352
234 km or 145 mi	Chandigarh	$379
235 km or 146 mi	Sikar	$325
236 km or 146 mi	Jaipur	$382
271 km or 168 mi	Shimla	$265
282 km or 175 mi	Ludhiana	$414
289 km or 180 mi	Gwalior	$330
305 km or 190 mi	Bheemdatta	$347
330 km or 205 mi	Dhangadhi	$363
335 km or 208 mi	Jalandhar	$352
353 km or 219 mi	Ajmer	$269
382 km or 237 mi	Jhansi	$331
388 km or 241 mi	Bikaner	$289
392 km or 244 mi	Kanpur	$314
399 km or 248 mi	Amritsar	$391
411 km or 256 mi	Kota	$326
419 km or 260 mi	Lucknow	$340
423 km or 263 mi	Lahore	$432
428 km or 266 mi	Pathankot	$364
434 km or 270 mi	Okara	$315
449 km or 279 mi	Bhilwara	$331