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Javea (Xabia) vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Javea (Xabia) is 19.5% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 1.8% more in Javea (Xabia)
Groceries: pay 30.3% less in Javea (Xabia)
Transportation: pay 20.7% more in Javea (Xabia)
Housing: pay 37.9% less in Javea (Xabia)
Childcare: pay 33.6% less in Javea (Xabia)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.0% less in Javea (Xabia)
Clothing: pay 15.2% less in Javea (Xabia)

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Javea (Xabia) are more expensive than in Canberra. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Javea (Xabia).

Javea (Xabia) vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Javea (Xabia) instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 1.8% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Javea (Xabia)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$23.20	$16.93 €14.64	+3.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$13.92	$11.68 €10.09	+19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.67	$2.10 €1.82	-18.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.18	$2.31 €1.99	+3.1%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 30.3% less for groceries

	Canberra	Javea (Xabia)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$3.84	$1.27 €1.10	-52.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.08	$5.28 €4.56	+5.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$7.80	$4.16 €3.59	-24.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.12	$2.98 €2.58	-30.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$5.92	$3.18 €2.75	-23.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.10	$0.84 €0.73	-43.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$1.91	$0.71 €0.61	-47.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$1.89	$0.55 €0.48	-58.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.64	$1.21 €1.05	-34.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.44	$0.90 €0.78	-11.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.48	$0.92 €0.79	-11.8%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 20.7% more for transportation

	Canberra	Javea (Xabia)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.27	$6.72 €5.81	+52.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$174.45	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$41,222.29	$38,968.02 €33,681.69	+34.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$26.86	$14.32 €12.38	-24.3%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 37.9% less for housing

	Canberra	Javea (Xabia)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$73.77	$28.03 €24.23	-46.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,206.46	$1,051.14 €908.54	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,647.11	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$225.73	$103.25 €89.24	-35.1%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 33.6% less for childcare

	Canberra	Javea (Xabia)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,490.00	$408.78 €353.32	-76.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$18,911.61	$14,599.14 €12,618.65	+9.6%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Javea (Xabia)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.28	$4.09 €3.53	-37.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$4.84	$2.24 €1.93	-34.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$44.08	$5.84 €5.05	-81.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$83.32	$52.56 €45.43	-10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$18.56	$7.01 €6.06	-46.4%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 15.2% less for clothing

	Canberra	Javea (Xabia)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$98.51	$70.54 €60.97	+1.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$81.97	$29.20 €25.24	-49.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$133.51	$99.27 €85.81	+5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$168.06	$96.35 €83.28	-18.6%
Average			-15.2%

Canberra vs. Javea (Xabia) - Cost of clothing

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