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Stockton-on-tees vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Stockton-on-tees is 5.9% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% less in Stockton-on-tees
Groceries: pay 24.3% less in Stockton-on-tees
Transportation: pay 8.8% more in Stockton-on-tees
Housing: pay 24.9% less in Stockton-on-tees
Childcare: pay 22.2% more in Stockton-on-tees
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% less in Stockton-on-tees
Clothing: pay 12.2% less in Stockton-on-tees

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

Stockton-on-tees vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stockton-on-tees instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 8.7% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Stockton-on-tees
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$23.22	$20.03 £14.94	+22.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$13.93	$9.35 £6.97	-4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.68	$2.00 £1.49	-22.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.18	$1.56 £1.16	-30.2%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 24.3% less for groceries

	Canberra	Stockton-on-tees
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$3.84	$1.07 £0.80	-60.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.08	$5.45 £4.07	+9.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$7.81	$6.14 £4.58	+11.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.13	$3.82 £2.85	-11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$5.93	$3.77 £2.81	-9.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.10	$1.03 £0.77	-30.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$1.91	$0.91 £0.68	-32.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$1.90	$1.00 £0.75	-25.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.64	$0.85 £0.63	-54.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.44	$0.79 £0.59	-22.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.48	$0.61 £0.45	-41.8%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 8.8% more for transportation

	Canberra	Stockton-on-tees
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.27	$7.14 £5.33	+61.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$174.63	$46.74 £34.86	-62.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$41,263.27	$31,516.21 £23,507.28	+8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$26.89	$24.00 £17.90	+26.8%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 24.9% less for housing

	Canberra	Stockton-on-tees
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$73.85	$40.06 £29.88	-22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,208.65	$597.61 £445.74	-61.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,648.75	$500.79 £373.53	-56.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$225.96	$225.70 £168.35	+41.9%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 22.2% more for childcare

	Canberra	Stockton-on-tees
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,492.47	$1,366.48 £1,019.23	-22.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$18,930.41	$22,192.75 £16,553.11	+66.6%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Stockton-on-tees
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.29	$6.68 £4.98	+2.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$4.84	$4.67 £3.48	+37.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$44.12	$17.29 £12.90	-44.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$83.40	$60.09 £44.82	+2.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$18.58	$12.02 £8.96	-8.1%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 12.2% less for clothing

	Canberra	Stockton-on-tees
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$98.60	$79.01 £58.93	+13.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$82.05	$44.73 £33.37	-22.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$133.64	$85.80 £64.00	-8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$168.23	$81.24 £60.59	-31.4%
Average			-12.2%

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