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Chula Vista vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Chula Vista is 16.7% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 9.5% more in Chula Vista
Groceries: pay 20.9% more in Chula Vista
Transportation: pay 10.2% less in Chula Vista
Housing: pay 49.5% more in Chula Vista
Childcare: pay 57.8% more in Chula Vista
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% less in Chula Vista
Clothing: pay 5.7% less in Chula Vista

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

Chula Vista vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chula Vista instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 9.5% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Chula Vista
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.57	$21.00	+28.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.74	$11.50	+17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.89	$2.67	+3.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.36	$2.00	-10.8%
Average			+9.5%

Canberra vs. Chula Vista - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.9% more for groceries

	Canberra	Chula Vista
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$4.57	+68.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.50	$6.22	+24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.26	$4.67	-15.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.49	$5.83	+35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.27	$4.48	+7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.22	$2.22	+49.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.02	$0.78	-42.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.75	+31.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$2.26	+21.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$1.42	+39.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$1.12	+8.0%
Average			+20.9%

Canberra vs. Chula Vista - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.2% less for transportation

	Canberra	Chula Vista
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.64	$4.76	+7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$184.76	$72.00	-41.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,657.68	$28,500.00	-1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.45	$17.91	-5.4%
Average			-10.2%

Canberra vs. Chula Vista - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.5% more for housing

	Canberra	Chula Vista
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.13	$74.25	+42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,336.81	$2,650.00	+70.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,744.42	$1,800.00	+55.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.07	$205.84	+29.4%
Average			+49.5%

Canberra vs. Chula Vista - Cost of housing

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pay 57.8% more for childcare

	Canberra	Chula Vista
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	$1,750.00	-0.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89	$28,750.00	+115.8%
Average			+57.8%

Canberra vs. Chula Vista - Cost of childcare

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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Chula Vista
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.83	$8.00	+22.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.12	$5.90	+73.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.68	$10.00	-67.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.24	$20.00	-65.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.66	$14.75	+12.8%
Average			-5.1%

Canberra vs. Chula Vista - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.7% less for clothing

	Canberra	Chula Vista
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.33	$60.72	-12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.81	$58.44	+1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.40	$77.00	-18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$177.99	$126.25	+6.6%
Average			-5.7%

Canberra vs. Chula Vista - Cost of clothing

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