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Canberra vs. Bandung Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 5.0 times more expensive than Bandung.

Restaurants: pay 7.1 times more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 4.4 times more in Canberra
Housing: pay 5.3 times more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 10.1 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5 times more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 59.4% more in Canberra

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Canberra are more expensive than in Bandung. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Canberra.

Canberra vs. Bandung Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.1 times more for restaurants

	Bandung	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.49 IDR24,842.63	$16.34 A$25.00	+995.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.28 IDR54,653.79	$9.81 A$15.00	+198.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 IDR8,220.65	$2.59 A$3.96	+424.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 IDR4,058.90	$2.24 A$3.42	+817.8%
Average			+608.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Bandung	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.16 IDR19,241.75	$2.71 A$4.14	+134.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 IDR73,463.21	$4.99 A$7.63	+13.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 IDR75,665.71	$5.50 A$8.41	+20.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 IDR25,682.76	$4.31 A$6.60	+179.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.43 IDR23,839.01	$4.17 A$6.38	+191.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR17,678.93	$1.48 A$2.26	+39.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR9,465.49	$1.35 A$2.06	+136.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR12,338.94	$1.33 A$2.04	+80.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,365.33	$1.86 A$2.84	+230.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR9,615.74	$1.01 A$1.55	+75.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 IDR16,176.47	$1.04 A$1.59	+7.2%
Average			+100.7%

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pay 4.4 times more for transportation

	Bandung	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 IDR50,713.32	$4.42 A$6.75	+44.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.15 IDR168,929.89	$122.90 A$188.01	+1111.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,995.26 IDR399,469,496.09	$29,041.09 A$44,425.70	+21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.57 IDR109,307.57	$18.93 A$28.95	+188.2%
Average			+341.3%

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pay 5.3 times more for housing

	Bandung	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.86 IDR363,944.53	$51.97 A$79.50	+137.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.20 IDR3,632,544.62	$1,554.45 A$2,377.92	+612.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.98 IDR2,863,113.15	$1,160.39 A$1,775.11	+574.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.44 IDR523,481.31	$159.03 A$243.28	+405.7%
Average			+432.6%

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pay 10.1 times more for childcare

	Bandung	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.91 IDR1,579,991.29	$1,754.20 A$2,683.50	+1748.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,371.68 IDR122,722,593.95	$13,323.22 A$20,381.24	+80.7%
Average			+914.5%

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pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bandung	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.13 IDR52,169.52	$6.54 A$10.00	+108.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,524.29	$3.41 A$5.21	+113.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 IDR46,704.15	$31.05 A$47.50	+1006.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.61 IDR343,049.12	$58.70 A$89.79	+184.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$13.07 A$20.00	+338.1%
Average			+350.5%

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pay 59.4% more for clothing

	Bandung	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.28 IDR703,874.53	$69.40 A$106.16	+64.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.62 IDR576,349.02	$57.75 A$88.34	+66.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.29 IDR1,186,815.26	$94.06 A$143.88	+31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.68 IDR1,126,662.97	$118.40 A$181.12	+75.0%
Average			+59.4%

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