Canberra vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2393
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5235
$4931
🏠 One person rent
$1495
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$2245
$2192
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$560
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3763
$4224
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
30
81
😀 Quality of life
83
91
🏙️ Population
381K
1.43M

The cost of living in Canberra is 9% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 929th and 1380th ($2393 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1203rd 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 1.9 months in San Antonio. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 393rd and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.85
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.11
$6.34
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1584
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1831
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5992
$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15472
$10912

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2155
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2172
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2156
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2177
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2226
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2223
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2071
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2473
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2232
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2250
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2211
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2145
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2194
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2231
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2075
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$2006
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2037
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$734
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1749
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2186
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1885
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$2024
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1856
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$765
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$545
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1890
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1764
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2151
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2223
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2164
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2143
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2734
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2692
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2248
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2093
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1798
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2080
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2137