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Welwyn Garden City vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Welwyn Garden City is 3.5% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% less in Welwyn Garden City
Groceries: pay 25.4% less in Welwyn Garden City
Transportation: pay 25.0% more in Welwyn Garden City
Housing: pay 9.3% less in Welwyn Garden City
Childcare: pay 38.4% more in Welwyn Garden City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% more in Welwyn Garden City
Clothing: pay 7.2% less in Welwyn Garden City

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

Welwyn Garden City vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Welwyn Garden City instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 16.1% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Welwyn Garden City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.57	$18.03 £13.48	+10.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.74	$10.68 £7.99	+8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.89	$1.74 £1.30	-32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.36	$1.11 £0.83	-50.6%
Average			-16.1%

Canberra vs. Welwyn Garden City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.4% less for groceries

	Canberra	Welwyn Garden City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.41 £1.05	-48.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.50	$4.07 £3.05	-18.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.26	$5.31 £3.97	-3.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.49	$3.61 £2.70	-16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.27	$3.68 £2.76	-11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.22	$1.33 £1.00	-10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.02	$0.55 £0.41	-59.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.31 £0.98	-1.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$1.06 £0.79	-43.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.73 £0.54	-28.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.63 £0.47	-39.2%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 25.0% more for transportation

	Canberra	Welwyn Garden City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.64	$7.18 £5.37	+62.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$184.76	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,657.68	$36,056.68 £26,964.30	+24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.45	$16.69 £12.48	-11.8%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 9.3% less for housing

	Canberra	Welwyn Garden City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.13	$36.50 £27.30	-29.8%
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	$1,118.42 £836.39	-3.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.07	$161.69 £120.92	+1.7%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 38.4% more for childcare

	Canberra	Welwyn Garden City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	$1,891.86 £1,414.79	+7.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	+69.0%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Welwyn Garden City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.83	$6.01 £4.49	-8.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.12	$4.62 £3.46	+35.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.68	$20.43 £15.28	-34.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.24	$73.45 £54.93	+25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.66	$23.37 £17.48	+78.7%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 7.2% less for clothing

	Canberra	Welwyn Garden City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.33	$115.18 £86.14	+66.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.81	$40.06 £29.96	-30.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.40	$80.13 £59.92	-14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$177.99	$60.09 £44.94	-49.2%
Average			-7.2%

Canberra vs. Welwyn Garden City - Cost of clothing

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