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Providenciales vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Providenciales is 29.5% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 7.4% more in Providenciales
Groceries: pay 59.8% more in Providenciales
Transportation: pay 86.3% more in Providenciales
Housing: pay 70.6% more in Providenciales
Childcare: pay 37.0% less in Providenciales
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% more in Providenciales
Clothing: pay 15.8% more in Providenciales

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Providenciales are more expensive than in Canberra. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Providenciales.

Providenciales vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.4% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Providenciales
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.57	$20.00	+22.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.74	$10.00	+2.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.89	$3.00	+15.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.36	$2.00	-10.6%
Average			+7.4%

Canberra vs. Providenciales - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.8% more for groceries

	Canberra	Providenciales
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$4.00	+47.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.50	$13.23	+165.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.26	$17.16	+212.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.49	$4.00	-7.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.27	$6.80	+63.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.22	$1.81	+22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.02	$1.18	-12.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	??
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.91	-12.9%
Average			+59.8%

Canberra vs. Providenciales - Cost of groceries

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pay 86.3% more for transportation

	Canberra	Providenciales
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.64	$8.22	+86.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$184.76	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,657.68	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.45	??
Average			+86.3%

Canberra vs. Providenciales - Cost of transportation

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pay 70.6% more for housing

	Canberra	Providenciales
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.13	$142.00	+173.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,336.81	$1,700.00	+9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,744.42	$1,250.00	+7.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.07	$305.88	+92.3%
Average			+70.6%

Canberra vs. Providenciales - Cost of housing

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pay 37.0% less for childcare

	Canberra	Providenciales
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	$500.00	-71.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89	$13,000.00	-2.4%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Providenciales
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.83	$4.00	-38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.12	$5.50	+61.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.68	$7.00	-77.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.24	$100.00	+70.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.66	??
Average			+3.9%

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pay 15.8% more for clothing

	Canberra	Providenciales
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.33	$80.00	+15.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.81	$60.00	+3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.40	$150.00	+59.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$177.99	$100.00	-15.5%
Average			+15.8%

Canberra vs. Providenciales - Cost of clothing

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