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Thun vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Thun is 69.6% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 95.1% more in Thun
Groceries: pay 54.6% more in Thun
Transportation: pay 85.1% more in Thun
Housing: pay 18.8% more in Thun
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Thun
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.6% more in Thun
Clothing: pay 70.9% more in Thun

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

Thun vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 95.1% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Thun
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$23.32	$29.22 CHF23.58	+78.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$13.99	$18.77 CHF15.14	+91.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.69	$5.16 CHF4.16	+99.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.19	$4.72 CHF3.81	+110.8%
Average			+95.1%

Canberra vs. Thun - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.6% more for groceries

	Canberra	Thun
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$3.86	$3.73 CHF3.01	+37.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.11	$13.28 CHF10.72	+166.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$7.84	$8.56 CHF6.90	+55.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.16	$7.28 CHF5.87	+68.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$5.95	$13.30 CHF10.73	+218.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.11	$1.66 CHF1.34	+12.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$1.92	$0.98 CHF0.79	-27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$1.90	$1.30 CHF1.04	-2.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.65	$3.13 CHF2.52	+68.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.44	$1.04 CHF0.84	+2.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.49	$1.05 CHF0.85	+0.8%
Average			+54.6%

Canberra vs. Thun - Cost of groceries

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pay 85.1% more for transportation

	Canberra	Thun
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.30	$8.45 CHF6.82	+91.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$175.38	$253.38 CHF204.45	+106.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$41,439.93	$41,041.86 CHF33,115.08	+41.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$27.01	$38.16 CHF30.79	+101.7%
Average			+85.1%

Canberra vs. Thun - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.8% more for housing

	Canberra	Thun
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$74.16	$63.82 CHF51.49	+22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,218.11	$1,501.53 CHF1,211.53	-3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,655.81	$1,251.28 CHF1,009.61	+7.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$226.93	$235.09 CHF189.69	+47.8%
Average			+18.8%

Canberra vs. Thun - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Canberra	Thun
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,503.14	$3,128.19 CHF2,524.02	+78.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$19,011.45	$34,535.23 CHF27,865.13	+159.2%
Average			+118.8%

Canberra vs. Thun - Cost of childcare

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pay 43.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Thun
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.33	$9.38 CHF7.57	+43.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$4.86	$6.01 CHF4.85	+76.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$44.31	$11.26 CHF9.09	-63.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$83.76	$100.10 CHF80.77	+70.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$18.66	$25.03 CHF20.19	+91.4%
Average			+43.6%

Canberra vs. Thun - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 70.9% more for clothing

	Canberra	Thun
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$99.03	$155.91 CHF125.80	+124.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$82.40	$70.91 CHF57.21	+22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$134.21	$167.05 CHF134.78	+77.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$168.95	$187.69 CHF151.44	+58.5%
Average			+70.9%

Canberra vs. Thun - Cost of clothing

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