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Banja Luka vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Banja Luka is 39.8% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 30.8% less in Banja Luka
Groceries: pay 31.2% less in Banja Luka
Transportation: pay 20.1% less in Banja Luka
Housing: pay 54.6% less in Banja Luka
Childcare: pay 78.6% less in Banja Luka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.8% less in Banja Luka
Clothing: pay 0.2% more in Banja Luka

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Banja Luka.

Banja Luka vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Banja Luka instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 30.8% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Banja Luka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$23.80	$9.01 BAM15.26	-44.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.28	$9.01 BAM15.26	-8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.77	$1.97 BAM3.33	-24.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.26	$1.20 BAM2.03	-46.3%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 31.2% less for groceries

	Canberra	Banja Luka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$3.94	$1.30 BAM2.20	-51.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.26	$4.93 BAM8.36	-1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.00	$5.36 BAM9.07	-2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.28	$2.81 BAM4.76	-34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.07	$4.18 BAM7.07	+0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.16	$0.71 BAM1.21	-51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$1.96	$0.80 BAM1.36	-40.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$1.94	$0.95 BAM1.61	-28.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.71	$0.97 BAM1.65	-47.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.47	$0.55 BAM0.94	-45.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.52	$0.63 BAM1.06	-39.6%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 20.1% less for transportation

	Canberra	Banja Luka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.43	$5.72 BAM9.69	+29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$179.00	$35.12 BAM59.49	-71.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$42,296.99	$29,117.48 BAM49,324.81	+0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$27.56	$11.59 BAM19.63	-38.8%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 54.6% less for housing

	Canberra	Banja Luka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$75.70	$25.02 BAM42.38	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,263.98	$465.28 BAM788.18	-70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,690.05	$336.20 BAM569.52	-71.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$231.62	$118.69 BAM201.06	-25.4%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 78.6% less for childcare

	Canberra	Banja Luka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,554.91	$256.44 BAM434.41	-85.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$19,404.65	$3,752.25 BAM6,356.29	-71.8%
Average			-78.6%

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pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Banja Luka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.52	$1.95 BAM3.31	-70.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$4.96	$1.67 BAM2.83	-51.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$45.23	$3.81 BAM6.46	-87.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$85.49	$34.02 BAM57.63	-42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.04	$4.20 BAM7.12	-67.9%
Average			-63.8%

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pay 0.2% more for clothing

	Canberra	Banja Luka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$101.07	$78.55 BAM133.06	+13.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$84.11	$39.02 BAM66.11	-32.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$136.99	$99.49 BAM168.53	+5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$172.44	$135.08 BAM228.83	+14.1%
Average			+0.2%

Canberra vs. Banja Luka - Cost of clothing

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