Cost of living comparison

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Orange vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Orange is 7.5% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 9.9% less in Orange
Groceries: pay 9.1% less in Orange
Transportation: pay 8.1% more in Orange
Housing: pay 32.0% less in Orange
Childcare: pay 0.1% more in Orange
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% less in Orange
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Orange

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

Orange vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.9% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Orange
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$9.81 A$14.77	-40.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$9.81 A$14.77	+0.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$2.59 A$3.90	+0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$2.24 A$3.37	+0.1%
Average			-9.9%

Canberra vs. Orange - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.1% less for groceries

	Canberra	Orange
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$2.71 A$4.08	+0.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$3.93 A$5.91	-21.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$5.50 A$8.28	+0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$3.66 A$5.52	-15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$3.71 A$5.58	-11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$1.45 A$2.19	-1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$1.19 A$1.79	-11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.34 A$2.01	+0.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$1.63 A$2.46	-12.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.74 A$1.12	-26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$1.04 A$1.57	+0.1%
Average			-9.1%

Canberra vs. Orange - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

	Canberra	Orange
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$4.42 A$6.65	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	$179.90 A$270.85	+46.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$27,403.34 A$41,257.67	-5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$17.27 A$26.00	-8.7%
Average			+8.1%

Canberra vs. Orange - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.0% less for housing

	Canberra	Orange
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$52.01 A$78.30	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$774.11 A$1,165.47	-50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$565.86 A$851.94	-51.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$116.56 A$175.49	-26.7%
Average			-32.0%

Canberra vs. Orange - Cost of housing

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pay 0.1% more for childcare

	Canberra	Orange
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$1,755.37 A$2,642.83	+0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$13,332.06 A$20,072.36	+0.1%
Average			+0.1%

Canberra vs. Orange - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Orange
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$6.54 A$9.85	+0.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$3.41 A$5.13	+0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$31.07 A$46.78	+0.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$49.06 A$73.87	-16.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$13.08 A$19.70	+0.1%
Average			-3.2%

Canberra vs. Orange - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Canberra	Orange
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$51.68 A$77.81	-25.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$57.79 A$87.00	+0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$94.12 A$141.70	+0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$118.48 A$178.38	+0.1%
Average			-6.3%

Canberra vs. Orange - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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