Canberra vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2604
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5825
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$1591
$1382
🏘️ Family rent
$2539
$2287
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2863
$3866
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
30
81
😀 Quality of life
82
90
🏙️ Population
381K
1.43M

The cost of living in Canberra is 17% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 522nd and 1242nd ($2604 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1113th 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 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 367th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$32.8
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$136
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.67
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.84
$5.37
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1634
$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2762
$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.3
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8209
$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6798
$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.11
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$17.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$94
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1861
$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14837
$19044

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2158
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2175
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2146
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2737
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108