Cost of living comparison
George Town is 23.3% more expensive than Canberra.
If you lived in George Town instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 5.8% more for restaurants
Canberra
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$40.84
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.32
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.14
|
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.26
|
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 73.4% more for groceries
Canberra
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.51
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.83
|
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.92
|
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.28
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.55
|
$4.57
KYD3.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.25
|
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.73
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.44
|
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.78
|
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.79
|
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.47
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
Canberra
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.35
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$153.16
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,632.59
|
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.38
|
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pay 58.8% more for housing
Canberra
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$105.04
|
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,792.53
|
$2,699.64
KYD2,250.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,287.62
|
$1,899.75
KYD1,583.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$280.50
|
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
|
pay 5.1% less for childcare
Canberra
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,580.80
|
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,756.43
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.25
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.73
|
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.74
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$99.02
|
$66.79
KYD55.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.42
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
Canberra
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$143.13
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$111.30
|
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$206.02
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$280.35
|
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
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