Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.5% more expensive than George Town.
If you lived in Canberra instead of George Town, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
George Town
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$26.69
A$40.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
$10.01
A$15.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
$2.70
A$4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
$2.13
A$3.22
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
George Town
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
$2.29
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
KYD4.43
|
$6.42
A$9.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
KYD14.55
|
$6.48
A$9.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
$4.10
A$6.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
$3.63
A$5.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
$1.47
A$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
$1.60
A$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
$2.47
A$3.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
$1.17
A$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
$0.96
A$1.46
|
|
pay 57.3% more for transportation
George Town
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
$5.45
A$8.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$100.08
A$151.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
KYD29,967.93
|
$20,016.00
A$30,263.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.93
A$24.09
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
George Town
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
KYD109.77
|
$68.64
A$103.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
KYD2,247.59
|
$1,824.70
A$2,758.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
KYD1,581.64
|
$1,494.78
A$2,260.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
KYD256.48
|
$183.28
A$277.12
|
|
pay 27.9% more for childcare
George Town
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
KYD774.17
|
$1,686.35
A$2,549.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
KYD15,932.95
|
$14,216.13
A$21,494.07
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
$8.01
A$12.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
KYD4.87
|
$3.74
A$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
$23.35
A$35.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
KYD55.61
|
$64.70
A$97.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$13.34
A$20.18
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
George Town
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
KYD69.93
|
$93.52
A$141.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
KYD88.66
|
$72.72
A$109.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
KYD150.84
|
$134.62
A$203.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
KYD129.86
|
$183.19
A$276.97
|
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