Canberra vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$4606
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	85	95
🏙️ Population	381K	2.3M

The cost of living in Canberra is 2% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1443rd and 1354th ($2223 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1137th 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 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 2 months in Houston. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 479th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Houston

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	Canberra	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$22380

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221