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Sandefjord vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Sandefjord is 0.3% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 21.9% more in Sandefjord
Groceries: pay 2.9% more in Sandefjord
Transportation: pay 50.0% more in Sandefjord
Housing: pay 16.1% less in Sandefjord
Childcare: pay 74.4% less in Sandefjord
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% more in Sandefjord
Clothing: pay 13.0% more in Sandefjord

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

Sandefjord vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.9% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Sandefjord
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$18.96 NOK191.59	+16.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$14.72 NOK148.74	+50.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$3.11 NOK31.46	+20.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$2.27 NOK22.94	+1.4%
Average			+21.9%

Canberra vs. Sandefjord - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9% more for groceries

	Canberra	Sandefjord
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$2.93 NOK29.56	+8.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$5.62 NOK56.81	+12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$7.93 NOK80.16	+44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$3.55 NOK35.85	-17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$7.31 NOK73.90	+75.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$1.24 NOK12.58	-15.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$1.03 NOK10.37	-23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.03 NOK10.37	-23.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$1.63 NOK16.47	-12.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.92 NOK9.30	-9.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.97 NOK9.83	-6.6%
Average			+2.9%

Canberra vs. Sandefjord - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.0% more for transportation

	Canberra	Sandefjord
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$8.00 NOK80.87	+81.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	$69.84 NOK705.87	-43.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$40.11 NOK405.37	+111.9%
Average			+50.0%

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pay 16.1% less for housing

	Canberra	Sandefjord
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$37.39 NOK377.90	-28.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$1,197.28 NOK12,100.71	-23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$964.48 NOK9,747.79	-16.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$164.64 NOK1,664.00	+3.5%
Average			-16.1%

Canberra vs. Sandefjord - Cost of housing

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pay 74.4% less for childcare

	Canberra	Sandefjord
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$284.35 NOK2,873.92	-83.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$4,666.91 NOK47,167.56	-65.0%
Average			-74.4%

Canberra vs. Sandefjord - Cost of childcare

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pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Sandefjord
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$8.98 NOK90.76	+37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$4.79 NOK48.40	+40.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$14.22 NOK143.70	-54.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$48.19 NOK487.05	-17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$12.47 NOK126.05	-4.6%
Average			+0.3%

Canberra vs. Sandefjord - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.0% more for clothing

	Canberra	Sandefjord
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$102.27 NOK1,033.60	+47.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$46.56 NOK470.58	-19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$99.77 NOK1,008.39	+6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$139.68 NOK1,411.75	+18.0%
Average			+13.0%

Canberra vs. Sandefjord - Cost of clothing

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