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Tunbridge Wells vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Tunbridge Wells is 7.6% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 0.1% less in Tunbridge Wells
Groceries: pay 20.9% less in Tunbridge Wells
Transportation: pay 34.6% more in Tunbridge Wells
Housing: pay 3.6% more in Tunbridge Wells
Childcare: pay 47.6% more in Tunbridge Wells
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% less in Tunbridge Wells
Clothing: pay 4.8% less in Tunbridge Wells

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

Tunbridge Wells vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunbridge Wells instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 0.1% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Tunbridge Wells
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.57	$26.71 £19.97	+63.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.74	$10.02 £7.49	+2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.89	$2.00 £1.50	-22.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.36	$1.27 £0.95	-43.3%
Average			-0.1%

Canberra vs. Tunbridge Wells - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.9% less for groceries

	Canberra	Tunbridge Wells
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.67 £1.25	-38.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.50	$5.65 £4.22	+13.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.26	$5.49 £4.10	-0.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.49	$3.77 £2.82	-12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.27	$3.82 £2.85	-8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.22	$1.21 £0.91	-18.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.02	$0.47 £0.35	-64.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.27 £0.95	-4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$1.48 £1.10	-20.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.65 £0.49	-35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.63 £0.47	-39.5%
Average			-20.9%

Canberra vs. Tunbridge Wells - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.6% more for transportation

	Canberra	Tunbridge Wells
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.64	$7.08 £5.30	+60.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$184.76	$133.54 £99.87	+8.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,657.68	$37,772.71 £28,247.61	+30.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.45	$26.33 £19.69	+39.1%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 3.6% more for housing

	Canberra	Tunbridge Wells
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.13	$45.91 £34.33	-11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,336.81	$1,468.98 £1,098.55	-5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,744.42	$1,201.89 £898.81	+3.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.07	$203.74 £152.36	+28.1%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 47.6% more for childcare

	Canberra	Tunbridge Wells
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	$1,780.58 £1,331.57	+1.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89	$25,818.36 £19,307.77	+93.8%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Tunbridge Wells
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.83	$7.34 £5.49	+12.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.12	$4.45 £3.33	+30.6%
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	$33.39 £24.97	-43.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.66	$13.35 £9.99	+2.1%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 4.8% less for clothing

	Canberra	Tunbridge Wells
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.33	$75.67 £56.59	+9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.81	$48.34 £36.15	-16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.40	$100.16 £74.90	+6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$177.99	$96.82 £72.40	-18.2%
Average			-4.8%

Canberra vs. Tunbridge Wells - Cost of clothing

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