Canberra vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2393
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5235
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$1495
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$2245
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3763
$6392
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
80
😀 Quality of life
83
92
🏙️ Population
381K
737K

The cost of living in Canberra is 18% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 929th and 206th ($2393 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 393rd and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Seattle

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Canberra Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.85
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.11
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1584
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1831
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5992
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15472
$28179

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$1748
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$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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
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$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263