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Logan City vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Logan City is 16.3% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 19.7% less in Logan City
Groceries: pay 17.7% less in Logan City
Transportation: pay 12.9% less in Logan City
Housing: pay 23.1% less in Logan City
Childcare: pay 11.9% less in Logan City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% less in Logan City
Clothing: pay 19.4% less in Logan City

Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Logan City.

Logan City vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Logan City instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 19.7% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Logan City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$23.80	$8.50 A$12.38	-48.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.28	$9.15 A$13.33	-6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.77	$2.29 A$3.33	-11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.26	$1.96 A$2.86	-12.4%
Average			-19.7%

Canberra vs. Logan City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.7% less for groceries

	Canberra	Logan City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$3.94	$1.32 A$1.92	-51.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.26	$3.27 A$4.76	-34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.00	$3.96 A$5.77	-27.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.28	$3.59 A$5.23	-16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.07	$2.97 A$4.32	-28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.16	$1.62 A$2.36	+9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$1.96	$1.29 A$1.88	-4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$1.94	$1.68 A$2.45	+25.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.71	$1.77 A$2.58	-4.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.47	$0.67 A$0.97	-34.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.52	$0.74 A$1.08	-28.8%
Average			-17.7%

Canberra vs. Logan City - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.9% less for transportation

	Canberra	Logan City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.43	$4.42 A$6.43	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$179.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$42,296.99	$29,041.09 A$42,296.99
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$27.56	$14.00 A$20.39	-26.0%
Average			-12.9%

Canberra vs. Logan City - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.1% less for housing

	Canberra	Logan City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$75.70	$38.90 A$56.65	-25.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,263.98	$915.24 A$1,333.00	-41.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,690.05	$784.49 A$1,142.57	-32.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$231.62	$168.97 A$246.10	+6.3%
Average			-23.1%

Canberra vs. Logan City - Cost of housing

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pay 11.9% less for childcare

	Canberra	Logan City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,554.91	$2,148.63 A$3,129.37	+22.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$19,404.65	$7,151.92 A$10,416.43	-46.3%
Average			-11.9%

Canberra vs. Logan City - Cost of childcare

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pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Logan City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.52	$5.88 A$8.57	-10.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$4.96	$3.05 A$4.44	-10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$45.23	$32.03 A$46.65	+3.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$85.49	$52.30 A$76.17	-10.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.04	$10.46 A$15.23	-20.0%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 19.4% less for clothing

	Canberra	Logan City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$101.07	$60.80 A$88.55	-12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$84.11	$48.25 A$70.27	-16.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$136.99	$90.22 A$131.40	-4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$172.44	$65.37 A$95.21	-44.8%
Average			-19.4%

Canberra vs. Logan City - Cost of clothing

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