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Eden Prairie vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Eden Prairie is 9.0% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 8.0% more in Eden Prairie
Groceries: pay 32.1% more in Eden Prairie
Transportation: pay 8.8% less in Eden Prairie
Housing: pay 13.5% more in Eden Prairie
Childcare: pay 41.0% more in Eden Prairie
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in Eden Prairie
Clothing: pay 21.4% less in Eden Prairie

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

Eden Prairie vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Eden Prairie instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 8.0% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Eden Prairie
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.57	$19.00	+16.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.74	$10.50	+7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.89	$2.74	+5.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.36	$2.30	+2.8%
Average			+8.0%

Canberra vs. Eden Prairie - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.1% more for groceries

	Canberra	Eden Prairie
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$3.66	+35.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.50	$5.51	+10.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.26	$3.50	-36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.49	$3.19	-26.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.27	$6.00	+43.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.22	$2.28	+53.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.02	$0.77	-42.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$3.15	+136.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$2.36	+26.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$1.75	+72.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$1.87	+79.4%
Average			+32.1%

Canberra vs. Eden Prairie - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.8% less for transportation

	Canberra	Eden Prairie
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.64	$3.28	-25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$184.76	$99.00	-19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,657.68	$36,165.86	+24.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.45	$16.18	-14.5%
Average			-8.8%

Canberra vs. Eden Prairie - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.5% more for housing

	Canberra	Eden Prairie
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.13	$68.36	+31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,336.81	$1,400.00	-9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,744.42	$1,450.00	+25.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.07	$170.84	+7.4%
Average			+13.5%

Canberra vs. Eden Prairie - Cost of housing

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pay 41.0% more for childcare

	Canberra	Eden Prairie
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	$1,453.33	-17.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89	$26,555.00	+99.3%
Average			+41.0%

Canberra vs. Eden Prairie - Cost of childcare

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Eden Prairie
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.83	$6.00	-8.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.12	$5.92	+73.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.68	$11.00	-64.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.24	$45.00	-23.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.66	$15.00	+14.7%
Average			-1.5%

Canberra vs. Eden Prairie - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.4% less for clothing

	Canberra	Eden Prairie
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.33	$39.00	-43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.81	$42.00	-27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.40	$84.60	-10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$177.99	$113.12	-4.5%
Average			-21.4%

Canberra vs. Eden Prairie - Cost of clothing

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