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Lillehammer vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Lillehammer is 13.2% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% more in Lillehammer
Groceries: pay 9.8% less in Lillehammer
Transportation: pay 3.5% more in Lillehammer
Housing: pay 16.3% less in Lillehammer
Childcare: pay 75.3% less in Lillehammer
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% less in Lillehammer
Clothing: pay 6.7% less in Lillehammer

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

Lillehammer vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lillehammer instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 12.8% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Lillehammer
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$15.96 NOK161.34	-2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$14.97 NOK151.26	+52.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$2.66 NOK26.89	+2.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$2.20 NOK22.18	-1.9%
Average			+12.8%

Canberra vs. Lillehammer - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.8% less for groceries

	Canberra	Lillehammer
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$2.00 NOK20.17	-26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$5.99 NOK60.50	+20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$7.55 NOK76.34	+37.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$2.99 NOK30.25	-30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$4.53 NOK45.74	+8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$1.58 NOK16.01	+7.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.91 NOK9.15	-32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.24 NOK12.58	-6.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$1.13 NOK11.43	-39.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.68 NOK6.86	-32.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.91 NOK9.15	-13.1%
Average			-9.8%

Canberra vs. Lillehammer - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5% more for transportation

	Canberra	Lillehammer
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$8.14 NOK82.26	+84.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	$52.38 NOK529.41	-57.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$31,328.93 NOK316,635.23	+7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$14.97 NOK151.26	-20.9%
Average			+3.5%

Canberra vs. Lillehammer - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.3% less for housing

	Canberra	Lillehammer
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$34.92 NOK352.94	-32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$997.74 NOK10,083.92	-35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$598.64 NOK6,050.35	-48.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$241.52 NOK2,440.97	+51.9%
Average			-16.3%

Canberra vs. Lillehammer - Cost of housing

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pay 75.3% less for childcare

	Canberra	Lillehammer
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$293.33 NOK2,964.67	-83.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$4,340.15 NOK43,865.07	-67.4%
Average			-75.3%

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Lillehammer
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$8.98 NOK90.76	+37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$4.66 NOK47.06	+36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$13.97 NOK141.17	-55.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$49.89 NOK504.20	-15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$11.97 NOK121.01	-8.4%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 6.7% less for clothing

	Canberra	Lillehammer
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$89.80 NOK907.55	+29.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$29.93 NOK302.52	-48.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$69.84 NOK705.87	-25.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$139.60 NOK1,410.91	+17.9%
Average			-6.7%

Canberra vs. Lillehammer - Cost of clothing

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