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Cedar City vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Cedar City is 11.1% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 53.5% more in Cedar City
Groceries: pay 46.1% more in Cedar City
Transportation: pay 21.4% less in Cedar City
Housing: pay 13.3% less in Cedar City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% more in Cedar City
Clothing: pay 0.7% more in Cedar City

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

Cedar City vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cedar City instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 53.5% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Cedar City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$23.80	$24.00	+46.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.28	$15.00	+53.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.77	$4.67	+80.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.26	$3.00	+34.1%
Average			+53.5%

Canberra vs. Cedar City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.1% more for groceries

	Canberra	Cedar City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$3.94	$4.13	+52.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.26	$9.19	+84.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.00	$4.67	-15.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.28	$5.11	+18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.07	$7.19	+72.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.16	$3.99	+169.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$1.96	$1.36	+1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$1.94	$3.58	+168.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.71	$1.49	-19.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.47	$0.84	-17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.52	$0.97	-6.9%
Average			+46.1%

Canberra vs. Cedar City - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.4% less for transportation

	Canberra	Cedar City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.43	$3.36	-24.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$179.00	$40.00	-67.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$42,296.99	$37,000.00	+27.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$27.56	??
Average			-21.4%

Canberra vs. Cedar City - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.3% less for housing

	Canberra	Cedar City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$75.70	$58.33	+12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,263.98	$1,087.50	-30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,690.05	$950.00	-18.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$231.62	$131.52	-17.3%
Average			-13.3%

Canberra vs. Cedar City - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Canberra	Cedar City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,554.91	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$19,404.65	??

Canberra vs. Cedar City - Cost of childcare

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pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Cedar City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.52	$6.00	-8.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$4.96	$6.50	+90.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$45.23	$13.00	-58.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$85.49	$55.00	-6.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.04	$11.50	-12.0%
Average			+1.2%

Canberra vs. Cedar City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.7% more for clothing

	Canberra	Cedar City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$101.07	$57.67	-16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$84.11	$50.00	-13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$136.99	$100.00	+6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$172.44	$150.00	+26.7%
Average			+0.7%

Canberra vs. Cedar City - Cost of clothing

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