Canberra vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2258
$479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5105
$1142
🏠 One person rent
$1409
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$2111
$333
🍽️ Food expenses
$584
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4498
$282
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
94
😀 Quality of life
85
62
🏙️ Population
381K
26.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 372% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 1373rd and 8767th ($2258 vs $479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 8th in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 0.6 months in Delhi. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Delhi ranked 7th in India, while ranked 438th and 5583rd 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
$15.6
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.7
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.03
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1187
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$7.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9940
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6181
$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.2
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.9
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$3.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.9
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$1.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$2.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$54.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2338
$79.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17844
$1844

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$1795
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$1608
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1695
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1701
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1460
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1709
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2481
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$2040
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2844
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2354
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1825
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1855
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1816
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1995
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$2000
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1915
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1913
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1810
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1834
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1493
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2543
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1933
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1889
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1896
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1813
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2179
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1606
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1273
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1905
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1876
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1868
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1728
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2672
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2364
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1720

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316