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Canberra vs. Albury Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 12.4% more expensive than Albury.

Restaurants: pay 0.1% less in Canberra
Groceries: pay 4.1% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 22.0% more in Canberra
Housing: pay 44.3% more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 0.1% less in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% less in Canberra
Clothing: pay 19.9% more in Canberra

The cost of housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Canberra are more expensive than in Albury. Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Canberra.

Canberra vs. Albury Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of Albury, you would:

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pay 0.1% less for restaurants

	Albury	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.35 A$24.59	$16.34 A$24.57	-0.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.75	$9.81 A$14.74	-0.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.89	$2.59 A$3.89	-0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$2.24 A$3.36	-0.1%
Average			-0.1%

Albury vs. Canberra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.1% more for groceries

	Albury	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$2.71 A$4.07	-0.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.03 A$6.06	$4.99 A$7.50	+23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$5.50 A$8.26	-0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.32 A$6.49	$4.31 A$6.49	-0.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.27	$4.17 A$6.27	-0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 A$2.12	$1.48 A$2.22	+5.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$1.35 A$2.02	-0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.01	$1.33 A$2.01	-0.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$1.86 A$2.80	-0.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$1.01 A$1.52	-0.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 A$1.34	$1.04 A$1.57	+17.0%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 22.0% more for transportation

	Albury	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.64	$4.42 A$6.64	-0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.38 A$101.29	$122.90 A$184.76	+82.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,060.36 A$43,686.64	$29,041.09 A$43,657.68	-0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.92 A$26.94	$18.93 A$28.45	+5.6%
Average			+22.0%

Albury vs. Canberra - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.3% more for housing

	Albury	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.01 A$78.18	$51.97 A$78.13	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$803.76 A$1,208.30	$1,554.45 A$2,336.81	+93.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.19 A$947.37	$1,160.39 A$1,744.42	+84.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.14 A$239.23	$159.03 A$239.07	-0.1%
Average			+44.3%

Albury vs. Canberra - Cost of housing

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pay 0.1% less for childcare

	Albury	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,755.37 A$2,638.85	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	-0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,332.06 A$20,042.18	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89	-0.1%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Albury	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.83	$6.54 A$9.83	-0.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.12	$3.41 A$5.12	-0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.55 A$35.40	$31.05 A$46.68	+31.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.83 A$196.68	$58.70 A$88.24	-55.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.10 A$18.19	$13.07 A$19.66	+8.0%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 19.9% more for clothing

	Albury	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.84 A$91.46	$69.40 A$104.33	+14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.25 A$59.01	$57.75 A$86.81	+47.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.58 A$137.68	$94.06 A$141.40	+2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.49 A$154.07	$118.40 A$177.99	+15.5%
Average			+19.9%

Albury vs. Canberra - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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