Canberra vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	85	95
🏙️ Population	381K	8.8M

The cost of living in Canberra is 46% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1373rd and 4th ($2258 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st 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 New York City. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 438th and 15th 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	$15.6	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.96
🌊 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	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192