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Canberra vs. Bishops Stortford Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 11.2% more expensive than Bishops Stortford.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 34.5% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 16.1% less in Canberra
Housing: pay 2.2% more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 24.0% less in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 33.1% more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Bishops Stortford Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of Bishops Stortford, you would:

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pay 33.6% more for restaurants

	Bishops Stortford	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £14.98	$16.34 A$24.57	-18.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.68 £7.24	$9.81 A$14.74	+1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 £1.30	$2.59 A$3.89	+49.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 £0.83	$2.24 A$3.36	+102.4%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 34.5% more for groceries

	Bishops Stortford	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 £1.05	$2.71 A$4.07	+92.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 £3.05	$4.99 A$7.50	+22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.31 £3.97	$5.50 A$8.26	+3.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.61 £2.70	$4.31 A$6.49	+19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 £2.76	$4.17 A$6.27	+13.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 £1.06	$1.48 A$2.22	+4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$1.35 A$2.02	+98.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.98	$1.33 A$2.01	+1.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 £0.97	$1.86 A$2.80	+43.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 £0.59	$1.01 A$1.52	+29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.52	$1.04 A$1.57	+51.1%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 16.1% less for transportation

	Bishops Stortford	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.37	$4.42 A$6.64	-38.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$122.90 A$184.76
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,247.61	$29,041.09 A$43,657.68	-23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.69 £12.48	$18.93 A$28.45	+13.4%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 2.2% more for housing

	Bishops Stortford	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 £27.30	$51.97 A$78.13	+42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,393.30 £1,041.95	$1,554.45 A$2,336.81	+11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,246.40 £932.10	$1,160.39 A$1,744.42	-6.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.75 £192.00	$159.03 A$239.07	-38.1%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 24.0% less for childcare

	Bishops Stortford	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,891.86 £1,414.79	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	-7.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89	-40.8%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishops Stortford	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.49	$6.54 A$9.83	+8.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.23 £3.16	$3.41 A$5.12	-19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £14.98	$31.05 A$46.68	+55.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.42 £41.45	$58.70 A$88.24	+5.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.35 £7.74	$13.07 A$19.66	+26.3%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 33.1% more for clothing

	Bishops Stortford	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.74 £34.95	$69.40 A$104.33	+48.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.06 £29.96	$57.75 A$86.81	+44.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.13 £59.92	$94.06 A$141.40	+17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.82 £72.40	$118.40 A$177.99	+22.3%
Average			+33.1%

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