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Nova Friburgo vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Nova Friburgo is 61.3% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 64.8% less in Nova Friburgo
Groceries: pay 54.5% less in Nova Friburgo
Transportation: pay 43.3% less in Nova Friburgo
Housing: pay 83.0% less in Nova Friburgo
Childcare: pay 86.9% less in Nova Friburgo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.9% less in Nova Friburgo
Clothing: pay 25.8% less in Nova Friburgo

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Nova Friburgo.

Nova Friburgo vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nova Friburgo instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 64.8% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Nova Friburgo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$3.91 R$21.28	-76.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$6.06 R$32.94	-38.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$0.84 R$4.56	-67.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$0.51 R$2.79	-77.1%
Average			-64.8%

Canberra vs. Nova Friburgo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.5% less for groceries

	Canberra	Nova Friburgo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.57 R$8.53	-42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$4.35 R$23.65	-12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$3.34 R$18.16	-39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$1.90 R$10.34	-55.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$1.45 R$7.91	-65.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$0.68 R$3.68	-54.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.53 R$2.87	-60.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$0.42 R$2.30	-68.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.54 R$2.94	-70.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.36 R$1.95	-64.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.35 R$1.92	-66.2%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 43.3% less for transportation

	Canberra	Nova Friburgo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$4.13 R$22.45	-6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$14,438.94 R$78,539.15	-50.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$5.07 R$27.57	-73.2%
Average			-43.3%

Canberra vs. Nova Friburgo - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.0% less for housing

	Canberra	Nova Friburgo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$16.63 R$90.46	-68.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$149.07 R$810.85	-90.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$93.17 R$506.78	-92.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$29.06 R$158.06	-81.7%
Average			-83.0%

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pay 86.9% less for childcare

	Canberra	Nova Friburgo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$134.78 R$733.15	-92.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$2,459.66 R$13,379.06	-81.5%
Average			-86.9%

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pay 70.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Nova Friburgo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$0.93 R$5.07	-85.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$1.61 R$8.78	-52.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$1.49 R$8.11	-95.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$20.50 R$111.49	-65.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$5.78 R$31.42	-55.8%
Average			-70.9%

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pay 25.8% less for clothing

	Canberra	Nova Friburgo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$59.01 R$320.96	-15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$65.22 R$354.75	+12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$60.56 R$329.41	-35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$40.99 R$222.98	-65.4%
Average			-25.8%

Canberra vs. Nova Friburgo - Cost of clothing

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