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Palma De Mallorca vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Palma De Mallorca is 5.0% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% more in Palma De Mallorca
Groceries: pay 15.1% less in Palma De Mallorca
Transportation: pay 4.3% more in Palma De Mallorca
Housing: pay 4.4% less in Palma De Mallorca
Childcare: pay 34.8% less in Palma De Mallorca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% less in Palma De Mallorca
Clothing: pay 20.7% more in Palma De Mallorca

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

Palma De Mallorca vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palma De Mallorca instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 19.9% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Palma De Mallorca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$17.52 €15.05	+7.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$14.02 €12.04	+42.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$2.73 €2.34	+5.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$2.77 €2.38	+24.0%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 15.1% less for groceries

	Canberra	Palma De Mallorca
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.40 €1.20	-48.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$8.18 €7.02	+64.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$5.00 €4.29	-9.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$3.44 €2.95	-20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$3.98 €3.42	-4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$1.16 €1.00	-21.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.84 €0.72	-37.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$0.86 €0.74	-35.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$1.31 €1.13	-29.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.83 €0.71	-18.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.98 €0.84	-5.9%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 4.3% more for transportation

	Canberra	Palma De Mallorca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$6.91 €5.94	+56.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	$43.80 €37.62	-64.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$38,969.97 €33,467.84	+34.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$17.17 €14.75	-9.3%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 4.4% less for housing

	Canberra	Palma De Mallorca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$41.85 €35.94	-19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$1,386.99 €1,191.16	-10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$1,061.81 €911.89	-8.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$192.59 €165.40	+21.1%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 34.8% less for childcare

	Canberra	Palma De Mallorca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$616.44 €529.40	-64.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$12,701.89 €10,908.52	-4.7%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Palma De Mallorca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$4.67 €4.01	-28.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$3.39 €2.91	-0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$7.01 €6.02	-77.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$60.40 €51.87	+2.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$9.93 €8.53	-24.1%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 20.7% more for clothing

	Canberra	Palma De Mallorca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$95.39 €81.92	+37.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$68.13 €58.51	+18.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$101.81 €87.44	+8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$141.13 €121.21	+19.2%
Average			+20.7%

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