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Moss vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Moss is 5.9% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 14.3% more in Moss
Groceries: pay 0.6% less in Moss
Transportation: pay 43.2% more in Moss
Housing: pay 1.3% less in Moss
Childcare: pay 85.8% less in Moss
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% less in Moss
Clothing: pay 8.2% more in Moss

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

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Moss vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.3% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Moss
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.08	$20.88 NOK200.85	+20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.44 A$15.05	$13.73 NOK132.06	+31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 A$4.45	$3.20 NOK30.80	+3.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 A$3.68	$2.61 NOK25.11	+2.2%
Average			+14.3%

Canberra vs. Moss - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.6% less for groceries

	Canberra	Moss
Bread 1 loaf	$3.25 A$4.69	$3.62 NOK34.81	+11.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.48 A$9.34	$6.58 NOK63.27	+1.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.82 A$8.39	$9.29 NOK89.34	+59.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 A$7.58	$3.45 NOK33.14	-34.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 A$6.45	$5.90 NOK56.71	+31.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 A$2.59	$1.50 NOK14.45	-16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.43 A$2.06	$1.15 NOK11.08	-19.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 A$2.29	$1.30 NOK12.53	-17.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.36 A$3.40	$2.66 NOK25.63	+12.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 A$2.03	$1.02 NOK9.79	-27.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 A$1.82	$1.16 NOK11.16	-8.0%
Average			-0.6%

Canberra vs. Moss - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.2% more for transportation

	Canberra	Moss
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.31	$8.62 NOK82.94	+70.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.46 A$133.25	$87.70 NOK843.59	-5.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,937.53 A$38,820.49	$42,739.89 NOK411K	+58.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.79 A$24.20	$25.06 NOK241.02	+49.2%
Average			+43.2%

Canberra vs. Moss - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.3% less for housing

	Canberra	Moss
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.39 A$79.83	$55.32 NOK532.06	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,743.39 A$2,512.44	$1,200.71 NOK11,549.11	-31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,478.12 A$2,130.16	$922.28 NOK8,871.05	-37.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.13 A$200.50	$227.55 NOK2,188.72	+63.6%
Average			-1.3%

Canberra vs. Moss - Cost of housing

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pay 85.8% less for childcare

	Canberra	Moss
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,367.60 A$3,412.02	$235.44 NOK2,264.63	-90.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,280.48 A$29,226.81	$3,732.63 NOK35,902.65	-81.6%
Average			-85.8%

Canberra vs. Moss - Cost of childcare

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pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Moss
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.35 A$12.04	$6.79 NOK65.28	-18.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.03 A$5.80	$5.01 NOK48.20	+24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.21	$15.14 NOK145.62	-66.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$82.62 A$119.07	$39.95 NOK384.30	-51.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.67 A$22.58	$18.27 NOK175.75	+16.6%
Average			-19.1%

Canberra vs. Moss - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

	Canberra	Moss
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.36 A$110.05	$99.14 NOK953.55	+29.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.12 A$80.88	$59.75 NOK574.67	+6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.35 A$167.68	$104.41 NOK1,004.27	-10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.92 A$190.11	$140.90 NOK1,355.26	+6.8%
Average			+8.2%

Canberra vs. Moss - Cost of clothing

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