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Saint Peter Port vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Saint Peter Port is 24.8% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% more in Saint Peter Port
Groceries: pay 44.1% more in Saint Peter Port
Transportation: pay 84.3% more in Saint Peter Port
Housing: pay 46.6% more in Saint Peter Port
Childcare: pay 5.9% more in Saint Peter Port
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% less in Saint Peter Port
Clothing: pay 3.3% less in Saint Peter Port

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Saint Peter Port are more expensive than in Canberra. Expenses including entertainment and sports and clothing are lower in Saint Peter Port. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Saint Peter Port.

Saint Peter Port vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Peter Port instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 5.1% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Saint Peter Port
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.57	$20.03 £14.98	+22.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.74	$10.68 £7.99	+8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.89	$2.84 £2.12	+9.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.36	$1.77 £1.32	-20.9%
Average			+5.1%

Canberra vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.1% more for groceries

	Canberra	Saint Peter Port
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$2.72 £2.03	+0.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.50	$7.34 £5.49	+47.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.26	$8.88 £6.64	+61.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.49	$6.63 £4.96	+53.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.27	$6.39 £4.78	+53.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.22	$3.33 £2.49	+125.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.02	$0.88 £0.66	-34.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$3.03 £2.26	+127.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$2.42 £1.81	+30.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$1.21 £0.91	+19.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$1.06 £0.79	+1.8%
Average			+44.1%

Canberra vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of groceries

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pay 84.3% more for transportation

	Canberra	Saint Peter Port
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.64	$8.14 £6.09	+84.3%
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			+84.3%

Canberra vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.6% more for housing

	Canberra	Saint Peter Port
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.13	$80.13 £59.92	+54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,336.81	$2,359.26 £1,764.33	+51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,744.42	$2,170.08 £1,622.85	+87.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.07	$148.83 £111.30	-6.4%
Average			+46.6%

Canberra vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of housing

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pay 5.9% more for childcare

	Canberra	Saint Peter Port
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	$1,602.52 £1,198.41	-8.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89	$16,025.19 £11,984.14	+20.3%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Saint Peter Port
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.83	$6.01 £4.49	-8.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.12	$4.41 £3.30	+29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.68	$20.03 £14.98	-35.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.24	$55.55 £41.55	-5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.66	$9.85 £7.37	-24.7%
Average			-8.9%

Canberra vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.3% less for clothing

	Canberra	Saint Peter Port
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.33	$100.16 £74.90	+44.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.81	$26.71 £19.97	-53.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.40	$93.48 £69.91	-0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$177.99	??
Average			-3.3%

Canberra vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of clothing

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