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Kingston Upon Thames vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Thames is 3.7% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Groceries: pay 23.4% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Transportation: pay 1.3% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Housing: pay 33.5% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Childcare: pay 17.4% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.6% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Clothing: pay 9.6% less in Kingston Upon Thames

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

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston Upon Thames instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 10.8% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Kingston Upon Thames
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$17.36 £13.01	+6.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$10.02 £7.51	+2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$2.30 £1.73	-11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$1.33 £1.00	-40.4%
Average			-10.8%

Canberra vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.4% less for groceries

	Canberra	Kingston Upon Thames
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.41 £1.06	-48.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$4.07 £3.05	-18.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$5.98 £4.48	+8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$3.67 £2.75	-15.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$3.68 £2.76	-11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$1.37 £1.03	-7.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.68 £0.51	-49.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.31 £0.99	-1.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.96 £0.72	-48.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.68 £0.51	-32.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.69 £0.52	-33.8%
Average			-23.4%

Canberra vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.3% more for transportation

	Canberra	Kingston Upon Thames
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$7.18 £5.38	+62.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	$42.73 £32.03	-65.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	+30.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$14.69 £11.01	-22.4%
Average			+1.3%

Canberra vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.5% more for housing

	Canberra	Kingston Upon Thames
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$36.50 £27.36	-29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$2,036.53 £1,526.64	+31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$1,847.35 £1,384.82	+59.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$276.32 £207.13	+73.8%
Average			+33.5%

Canberra vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of housing

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pay 17.4% more for childcare

	Canberra	Kingston Upon Thames
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$1,832.88 £1,373.97	+4.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$17,360.62 £13,013.96	+30.3%
Average			+17.4%

Canberra vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of childcare

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pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Kingston Upon Thames
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$6.68 £5.01	+2.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$4.67 £3.50	+37.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$20.03 £15.02	-35.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$77.01 £57.73	+31.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$20.03 £15.02	+53.2%
Average			+17.6%

Canberra vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 9.6% less for clothing

	Canberra	Kingston Upon Thames
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$86.80 £65.07	+25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$40.06 £30.03	-30.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$80.13 £60.06	-14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$96.82 £72.58	-18.2%
Average			-9.6%

Canberra vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of clothing

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