Canberra vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2393
$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5235
$5589
🏠 One person rent
$1495
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$2245
$2490
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3763
$4672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
83
92
🏙️ Population
381K
2.3M

The cost of living in Canberra is 6% more expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 929th and 1258th ($2393 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1108th 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 Houston. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 393rd and 82nd 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
$20.1
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.85
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.11
$5.52
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1584
$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1831
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5992
$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15472
$22908

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$1833
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$1805
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$1800
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$1876
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$1738
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$1758
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$1397
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$2397
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$1822
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$1799
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$1795
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$1757
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$1767
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$1892
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$1357
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$1661
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$1289
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$1816
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$1913
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$1697
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$1900
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$1798
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$2265
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