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Atlantida vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Atlantida is 15.3% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 6.3% less in Atlantida
Groceries: pay 13.0% less in Atlantida
Transportation: pay 6.7% more in Atlantida
Housing: pay 50.2% less in Atlantida
Childcare: pay 51.9% less in Atlantida
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.2% less in Atlantida
Clothing: pay 34.6% more in Atlantida

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

Atlantida vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.3% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Atlantida
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$23.38	$21.31 UYU860.47	+30.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.03	$12.53 UYU506.16	+27.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.70	$1.80 UYU72.55	-30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.20	$1.06 UYU42.85	-52.6%
Average			-6.3%

Canberra vs. Atlantida - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.0% less for groceries

	Canberra	Atlantida
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$3.87	$3.22 UYU129.91	+18.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.13	$6.74 UYU272.06	+35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$7.86	$4.01 UYU161.90	-27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.17	$3.94 UYU159.19	-8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$5.97	$4.32 UYU174.37	+3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.12	$1.11 UYU44.88	-24.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$1.93	$1.07 UYU43.28	-20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$1.91	$0.61 UYU24.64	-54.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.66	$1.25 UYU50.51	-32.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.45	$0.76 UYU30.76	-24.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.49	$0.96 UYU38.92	-7.5%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 6.7% more for transportation

	Canberra	Atlantida
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.32	$7.53 UYU304.21	+70.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$175.85	$47.63 UYU1,923.40	-61.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$41,552.58	$40,105.87 UYU2M	+38.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$27.08	$15.04 UYU607.39	-20.5%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 50.2% less for housing

	Canberra	Atlantida
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$74.36	$32.59 UYU1,316.01	-37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,224.14	$751.32 UYU30,342.71	-51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,660.31	$534.22 UYU21,574.67	-54.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$227.54	$67.30 UYU2,718.03	-57.7%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 51.9% less for childcare

	Canberra	Atlantida
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,509.95	$501.32 UYU20,246.29	-71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$19,063.13	$9,023.82 UYU364K	-32.3%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Atlantida
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.35	$2.88 UYU116.42	-55.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$4.87	$3.59 UYU145.10	+5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$44.43	$4.89 UYU197.40	-84.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$83.99	$62.67 UYU2,530.79	+6.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$18.71	$12.03 UYU485.91	-8.0%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 34.6% more for clothing

	Canberra	Atlantida
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$99.29	$91.37 UYU3,689.89	+31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$82.63	$43.51 UYU1,757.38	-24.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$134.58	$212.40 UYU8,577.85	+125.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$169.41	$125.21 UYU5,056.51	+5.7%
Average			+34.6%

Canberra vs. Atlantida - 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: March 2026

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