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Isle of Wight vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Isle of Wight is 4.4% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 8.6% less in Isle of Wight
Groceries: pay 31.6% less in Isle of Wight
Transportation: pay 57.6% more in Isle of Wight
Housing: pay 13.4% less in Isle of Wight
Childcare: pay 35.9% more in Isle of Wight
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.6% less in Isle of Wight
Clothing: pay 2.3% less in Isle of Wight

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

Isle of Wight vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Isle of Wight instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 8.6% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Isle of Wight
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$23.80	$17.37 £13.09	+6.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.28	$9.35 £7.05	-4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.77	$2.03 £1.53	-21.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.26	$1.92 £1.44	-14.4%
Average			-8.6%

Canberra vs. Isle of Wight - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.6% less for groceries

	Canberra	Isle of Wight
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$3.94	$0.99 £0.75	-63.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.26	$5.01 £3.78	+0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.00	$5.49 £4.14	-0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.28	$3.78 £2.85	-12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.07	$3.82 £2.88	-8.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.16	$1.15 £0.87	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$1.96	$0.55 £0.41	-59.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$1.94	$1.27 £0.96	-4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.71	$1.21 £0.91	-35.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.47	$0.18 £0.14	-82.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.52	$0.42 £0.32	-59.8%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 57.6% more for transportation

	Canberra	Isle of Wight
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.43	$7.09 £5.34	+60.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$179.00	$138.98 £104.76	+13.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$42,296.99	$37,798.76 £28,491.34	+30.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$27.56	$42.92 £32.35	+126.8%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 13.4% less for housing

	Canberra	Isle of Wight
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$75.70	$44.10 £33.24	-15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,263.98	$1,002.27 £755.47	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,690.05	$798.47 £601.86	-31.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$231.62	$203.88 £153.68	+28.2%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 35.9% more for childcare

	Canberra	Isle of Wight
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,554.91	$1,781.80 £1,343.06	+1.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$19,404.65	$22,691.28 £17,103.87	+70.3%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Isle of Wight
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.52	$6.68 £5.04	+2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$4.96	$4.66 £3.51	+36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$45.23	$20.05 £15.11	-35.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$85.49	$36.08 £27.20	-38.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.04	$13.36 £10.07	+2.2%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 2.3% less for clothing

	Canberra	Isle of Wight
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$101.07	$75.73 £57.08	+9.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$84.11	$48.38 £36.46	-16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$136.99	$109.14 £82.26	+16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$172.44	$96.89 £73.03	-18.2%
Average			-2.3%

Canberra vs. Isle of Wight - Cost of clothing

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