Canberra vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Canberra	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2604	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5825	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$1591	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$2539	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2863	$4098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	82	98
🏙️ Population	381K	8.91M

The cost of living in Canberra is 22% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 522nd and 38th ($2604 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Australia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 1.2 months in London. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 367th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs London

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	Canberra	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$32.8	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$136	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.84	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1634	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2762	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8209	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6798	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.11	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1861	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14837	$25471

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1723
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1430
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1610
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1463
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1691
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2348
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1903
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2741
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$1998
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1669
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1404
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1672
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1461
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1707
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1719
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1716
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1693
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1702
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1317
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2356
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1746
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1707
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1708
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1658
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1688
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1327
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1354
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1462
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1819
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1723
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2203
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1552

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908