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Thunder Bay vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Thunder Bay is 14.3% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 5.3% less in Thunder Bay
Groceries: pay 15.0% more in Thunder Bay
Transportation: pay 17.1% less in Thunder Bay
Housing: pay 8.4% more in Thunder Bay
Childcare: pay 59.0% less in Thunder Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.7% less in Thunder Bay
Clothing: pay 15.3% less in Thunder Bay

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

Thunder Bay vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thunder Bay instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 5.3% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Thunder Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.57	$17.99 CA$24.78	+10.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.74	$12.59 CA$17.35	+28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.89	$1.94 CA$2.67	-25.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.36	$1.46 CA$2.02	-34.5%
Average			-5.3%

Canberra vs. Thunder Bay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.0% more for groceries

	Canberra	Thunder Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$2.43 CA$3.35	-10.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.50	$8.50 CA$11.71	+70.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.26	$9.17 CA$12.64	+66.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.49	$3.56 CA$4.90	-17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.27	$7.35 CA$10.13	+76.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.22	$1.56 CA$2.15	+5.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.02	$0.57 CA$0.79	-57.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.78 CA$2.46	+33.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$1.64 CA$2.25	-12.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$1.17 CA$1.62	+16.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.97 CA$1.34	-6.8%
Average			+15.0%

Canberra vs. Thunder Bay - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.1% less for transportation

	Canberra	Thunder Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.64	$4.03 CA$5.56	-8.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$184.76	$62.59 CA$86.25	-49.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,657.68	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	-15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.45	$19.93 CA$27.46	+5.3%
Average			-17.1%

Canberra vs. Thunder Bay - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.4% more for housing

	Canberra	Thunder Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.13	$96.76 CA$133.34	+86.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,336.81	$1,007.20 CA$1,387.88	-35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,744.42	$1,016.20 CA$1,400.27	-12.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.07	$151.29 CA$208.47	-4.9%
Average			+8.4%

Canberra vs. Thunder Bay - Cost of housing

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pay 59.0% less for childcare

	Canberra	Thunder Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	$719.43 CA$991.34	-59.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89	??
Average			-59.0%

Canberra vs. Thunder Bay - Cost of childcare

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pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Thunder Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.83	$5.22 CA$7.19	-20.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.12	$3.47 CA$4.79	+2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.68	$10.79 CA$14.87	-65.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.24	$29.85 CA$41.13	-49.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.66	$12.95 CA$17.84	-1.0%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

	Canberra	Thunder Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.33	$58.45 CA$80.54	-15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.81	$35.55 CA$48.98	-38.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.40	$74.34 CA$102.44	-21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$177.99	$135.10 CA$186.16	+14.1%
Average			-15.3%

Canberra vs. Thunder Bay - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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