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Chalcis (Chalkida) vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Chalcis (Chalkida) is 23.2% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 32.9% less in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Groceries: pay 25.8% less in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Transportation: pay 20.5% more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Housing: pay 32.6% less in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Childcare: pay 70.5% less in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% less in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in Chalcis (Chalkida)

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

Chalcis (Chalkida) vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chalcis (Chalkida) instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 32.9% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$22.97	$13.43 €11.37	-17.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$13.78	$9.34 €7.91	-4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.64	$1.67 €1.42	-35.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.14	$0.58 €0.49	-73.9%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 25.8% less for groceries

	Canberra	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$3.80	$1.42 €1.20	-47.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.01	$6.95 €5.88	+39.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$7.72	$5.72 €4.84	+4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.06	$4.16 €3.52	-3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$5.86	$4.46 €3.78	+7.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.08	$0.91 €0.77	-38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$1.89	$0.87 €0.74	-35.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$1.88	$0.50 €0.43	-62.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.61	$0.90 €0.76	-51.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.42	$0.50 €0.43	-50.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.46	$0.57 €0.48	-45.1%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 20.5% more for transportation

	Canberra	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.20	$8.08 €6.83	+82.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$172.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$40,810.98	$30,366.20 €25,694.88	+4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$26.60	$14.02 €11.86	-25.9%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 32.6% less for housing

	Canberra	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$73.04	$31.53 €26.68	-39.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,184.44	$603.43 €510.60	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,630.68	$467.17 €395.31	-59.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$223.48	$206.53 €174.76	+29.9%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 70.5% less for childcare

	Canberra	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,465.15	$294.90 €249.54	-83.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$18,722.91	$5,606.07 €4,743.67	-57.9%
Average			-70.5%

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pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.19	$3.50 €2.96	-46.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$4.79	$3.85 €3.26	+13.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$43.64	$5.02 €4.25	-83.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$82.49	$70.08 €59.30	+19.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$18.37	$9.93 €8.40	-24.1%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Canberra	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$97.52	$109.01 €92.24	+57.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$81.15	$39.42 €33.35	-31.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$132.18	$100.73 €85.24	+7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$166.39	$96.35 €81.53	-18.6%
Average			+3.5%

Canberra vs. Chalcis (Chalkida) - Cost of clothing

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