Canberra vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	30	99
😀 Quality of life	85	93
🏙️ Population	381K	3.9M

The cost of living in Canberra is 34% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1373rd and 62nd ($2258 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 47th 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 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 438th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Los Angeles

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	Canberra	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$23685

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$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

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000