Canberra vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$5777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	83	97
🏙️ Population	381K	8.8M

The cost of living in Canberra is 41% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 929th and 5th ($2393 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 393rd and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs New York City

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	Canberra	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$20585

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108