Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 68.1% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Austria, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
Austria
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.05
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.64
|
$2.70
A$4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.23
|
$2.13
A$3.22
|
|
pay 25.2% more for groceries
Austria
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
$2.29
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.78
|
$6.42
A$9.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.67
|
$6.48
A$9.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$4.10
A$6.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.92
|
$3.63
A$5.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.47
A$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.60
A$2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.47
A$3.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.17
A$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.96
A$1.46
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
Austria
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.70
|
$5.45
A$8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.69
|
$100.08
A$151.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
$20,016.00
A$30,304.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.39
|
$15.93
A$24.12
|
|
pay 87.8% more for housing
Austria
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
$68.64
A$103.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€690.34
|
$1,824.70
A$2,762.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€577.54
|
$1,494.78
A$2,263.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
$183.28
A$277.49
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Austria
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€386.86
|
$1,686.35
A$2,553.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
$14,216.13
A$21,523.28
|
|
pay 88.1% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$8.01
A$12.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$3.74
A$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
$23.35
A$35.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.60
|
$64.70
A$97.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.85
|
$13.34
A$20.20
|
|
pay 58.8% more for clothing
Austria
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
$93.52
A$141.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
$72.72
A$110.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
$134.62
A$203.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.64
|
$183.19
A$277.35
|
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