Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Australia
  3. Canberra
  4. United States
  5. Comparison
AUD
COMPARED TO
USD

United States is 8.5% cheaper than Canberra.

If you lived in United States instead of Canberra, you would:
local_dining

pay 21.1% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.26
A$22.32
$14.02 -18.7%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.63
A$11.16
$7.68 -11.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.44
A$3.15
$1.89 -22.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $2.26
A$2.93
$1.53 -32.6%
Average -21.1%
Canberra vs. United States - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 7.8% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.22
A$2.87
$2.69 +21.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.31
A$5.58
$5.53 +28.1%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.05
A$6.54
$3.20 -36.6%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.84
A$4.97
$2.34 -39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.47
A$4.49
$4.12 +18.7%
Apples (1 lb) $1.56
A$2.02
$2.11 +35.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.23
A$1.60
$0.77 -38.0%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.36
A$1.76
$1.93 +41.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.71
A$2.21
$1.97 +15.1%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.18
A$1.53
$1.30 +9.6%
Onions (1 lb) $0.99
A$1.29
$1.29 +29.4%
Average +7.8%
Canberra vs. United States - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 1.2% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.08
A$5.28
$2.62 -35.9%
Monthly public transit pass $61.25
A$79.21
$63.87 +4.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,695.82
A$24,177.38
$23,180.29 +24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $15.45
A$19.97
$17.33 +12.2%
Average +1.2%
Canberra vs. United States - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 1.1% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $54.26
A$70.17
$67.35 +24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,431.40
A$1,851.08
$1,222.86 -14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,156.89
A$1,496.08
$1,029.07 -11.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $131.56
A$170.14
$127.79 -2.9%
Average -1.1%
Canberra vs. United States - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 3.6% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,259.87
A$1,629.26
$886.13 -29.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,403.96
A$16,040.76
$15,193.33 +22.5%
Average -3.6%
Canberra vs. United States - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.75
A$7.44
$4.50 -21.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.19
A$4.13
$4.17 +30.8%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $25.17
A$32.55
$7.76 -69.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $50.26
A$64.99
$39.15 -22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $12.94
A$16.74
$11.52 -11.0%
Average -18.7%
Canberra vs. United States - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 23.7% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $72.93
A$94.32
$43.40 -40.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.04
A$56.96
$36.02 -18.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $97.63
A$126.25
$75.12 -23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $109.13
A$141.13
$95.18 -12.8%
Average -23.7%
Canberra vs. United States - Cost of clothing
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