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Delray Beach vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Delray Beach is 8.3% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 22.8% more in Delray Beach
Groceries: pay 2.9% more in Delray Beach
Transportation: pay 9.6% more in Delray Beach
Housing: pay 23.7% more in Delray Beach
Childcare: pay 20.1% more in Delray Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% less in Delray Beach
Clothing: pay 11.2% less in Delray Beach

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

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Delray Beach vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Delray Beach instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 22.8% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Delray Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.08	$30.00	+72.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.44 A$15.05	$15.00	+43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 A$4.45	$3.00	-3.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 A$3.68	$2.00	-21.7%
Average			+22.8%

Canberra vs. Delray Beach - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9% more for groceries

	Canberra	Delray Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$3.25 A$4.69	$4.53	+39.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.48 A$9.34	$6.61	+2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.82 A$8.39	$5.15	-11.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 A$7.58	$5.06	-3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 A$6.45	$5.64	+26.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 A$2.59	$2.34	+30.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.43 A$2.06	$0.79	-44.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 A$2.29	$1.37	-13.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.36 A$3.40	$1.99	-15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 A$2.03	$1.41
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 A$1.82	$1.52	+20.7%
Average			+2.9%

Canberra vs. Delray Beach - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.6% more for transportation

	Canberra	Delray Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.31	$3.88	-23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.46 A$133.25	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,937.53 A$38,820.49	$36,928.80	+37.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.79 A$24.20	$19.35	+15.2%
Average			+9.6%

Canberra vs. Delray Beach - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.7% more for housing

	Canberra	Delray Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.39 A$79.83	$73.17	+32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,743.39 A$2,512.44	$2,150.00	+23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,478.12 A$2,130.16	$2,115.00	+43.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.13 A$200.50	$133.91	-3.7%
Average			+23.7%

Canberra vs. Delray Beach - Cost of housing

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pay 20.1% more for childcare

	Canberra	Delray Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,367.60 A$3,412.02	$1,488.00	-37.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,280.48 A$29,226.81	$36,000.00	+77.5%
Average			+20.1%

Canberra vs. Delray Beach - Cost of childcare

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pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Delray Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.35 A$12.04	$8.00	-4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.03 A$5.80	$5.85	+45.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.21	$9.00	-79.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$82.62 A$119.07	$51.33	-37.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.67 A$22.58	$20.00	+27.7%
Average			-9.8%

Canberra vs. Delray Beach - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.2% less for clothing

	Canberra	Delray Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.36 A$110.05	$51.18	-33.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.12 A$80.88	$57.22	+2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.35 A$167.68	$106.25	-8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.92 A$190.11	$125.00	-5.2%
Average			-11.2%

Canberra vs. Delray Beach - Cost of clothing

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