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Beverly Hills vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Beverly Hills is 18.7% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 24.0% more in Beverly Hills
Groceries: pay 10.1% more in Beverly Hills
Transportation: pay 5.4% more in Beverly Hills
Housing: pay 30.1% more in Beverly Hills
Childcare: pay 51.6% more in Beverly Hills
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% more in Beverly Hills
Clothing: pay 1.2% less in Beverly Hills

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Beverly Hills are more expensive than in Canberra.

Beverly Hills vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beverly Hills instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 24.0% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Beverly Hills
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.57	$25.00	+53.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.74	$13.00	+32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.89	$2.83	+9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.36	$2.26	+1.1%
Average			+24.0%

Canberra vs. Beverly Hills - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.1% more for groceries

	Canberra	Beverly Hills
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$4.52	+66.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.50	$6.61	+32.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.26	$4.25	-22.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.49	$7.43	+72.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.27	$3.00	-28.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.22	$2.00	+35.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.02	$1.27	-5.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.50	+12.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$1.00	-46.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$1.00	-1.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$1.00	-4.0%
Average			+10.1%

Canberra vs. Beverly Hills - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

	Canberra	Beverly Hills
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.64	$4.78	+8.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$184.76	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,657.68	$32,727.50	+12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.45	$18.01	-4.8%
Average			+5.4%

Canberra vs. Beverly Hills - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.1% more for housing

	Canberra	Beverly Hills
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.13	$71.67	+37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,336.81	$2,333.33	+50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,744.42	$2,000.00	+72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.07	$95.59	-39.9%
Average			+30.1%

Canberra vs. Beverly Hills - Cost of housing

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pay 51.6% more for childcare

	Canberra	Beverly Hills
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	$1,762.50	+0.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89	$27,000.00	+102.7%
Average			+51.6%

Canberra vs. Beverly Hills - Cost of childcare

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pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Beverly Hills
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.83	$8.00	+22.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.12	$5.76	+69.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.68	$11.50	-63.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.24	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.66	$15.00	+14.7%
Average			+10.8%

Canberra vs. Beverly Hills - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.2% less for clothing

	Canberra	Beverly Hills
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.33	$61.25	-11.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.81	$44.15	-23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.40	$97.50	+3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$177.99	$149.85	+26.6%
Average			-1.2%

Canberra vs. Beverly Hills - Cost of clothing

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