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New Plymouth vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

New Plymouth is 6.9% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 16.5% less in New Plymouth
Groceries: pay 16.7% less in New Plymouth
Transportation: pay 8.2% more in New Plymouth
Housing: pay 44.2% less in New Plymouth
Childcare: pay 73.2% more in New Plymouth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% less in New Plymouth
Clothing: pay 31.9% less in New Plymouth

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

New Plymouth vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Plymouth instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 16.5% less for restaurants

	Canberra	New Plymouth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$12.40 NZ$21.47	-24.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$8.65 NZ$14.98	-11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$2.17 NZ$3.76	-16.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$1.92 NZ$3.33	-14.1%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 16.7% less for groceries

	Canberra	New Plymouth
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.27 NZ$2.19	-53.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$2.76 NZ$4.78	-44.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$5.42 NZ$9.38	-1.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$5.58 NZ$9.66	+29.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$3.40 NZ$5.89	-18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$0.92 NZ$1.59	-38.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.87 NZ$1.51	-35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.21 NZ$2.10	-9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$2.87 NZ$4.96	+54.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.71 NZ$1.22	-30.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.65 NZ$1.13	-37.3%
Average			-16.7%

Canberra vs. New Plymouth - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.2% more for transportation

	Canberra	New Plymouth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$6.11 NZ$10.57	+38.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	-20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+6.7%
Average			+8.2%

Canberra vs. New Plymouth - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.2% less for housing

	Canberra	New Plymouth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$38.94 NZ$67.41	-25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$696.16 NZ$1,205.06	-55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$644.24 NZ$1,115.18	-44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$75.96 NZ$131.48	-52.2%
Average			-44.2%

Canberra vs. New Plymouth - Cost of housing

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pay 73.2% more for childcare

	Canberra	New Plymouth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	+73.2%
Average			+73.2%

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pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	New Plymouth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$5.05 NZ$8.74	-22.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$3.51 NZ$6.08	+3.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$20.19 NZ$34.95	-35.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$43.27 NZ$74.90	-26.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$10.53 NZ$18.23	-19.5%
Average			-20.1%

Canberra vs. New Plymouth - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.9% less for clothing

	Canberra	New Plymouth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$59.14 NZ$102.36	-14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$34.62 NZ$59.92	-40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$69.23 NZ$119.84	-26.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$63.46 NZ$109.85	-46.4%
Average			-31.9%

Canberra vs. New Plymouth - Cost of clothing

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