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Canberra vs. College Station Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 37.6% more expensive than College Station.

Restaurants: pay 15.7% more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 3.9% less in Canberra
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Canberra
Housing: pay 9.5% more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 12.2% more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.4% more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 28.1% more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. College Station Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of College Station, you would:

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pay 15.7% more for restaurants

	College Station	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.00	$16.34 A$25.00	+16.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$9.81 A$15.00	+22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82	$2.59 A$3.96	-8.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.70	$2.24 A$3.42	+31.8%
Average			+15.7%

College Station vs. Canberra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.9% less for groceries

	College Station	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$2.91	$2.71 A$4.14	-6.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.46	$4.99 A$7.63	-8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.49	$5.50 A$8.41	+57.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.63	$4.31 A$6.60	+64.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.81	$4.17 A$6.38	+9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.88	$1.48 A$2.26	-48.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72	$1.35 A$2.06	+88.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.92	$1.33 A$2.04	-54.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75	$1.86 A$2.84	-32.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.57	$1.01 A$1.55	-60.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.13	$1.04 A$1.59	-51.0%
Average			-3.9%

College Station vs. Canberra - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	College Station	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.79	$4.42 A$6.75	+58.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00	$122.90 A$188.01	+514.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,232.40	$29,041.09 A$44,425.70	-22.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$37.33	$18.93 A$28.95	-49.3%
Average			+125.3%

College Station vs. Canberra - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.5% more for housing

	College Station	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.10	$51.97 A$79.50	-17.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,250.00	$1,554.45 A$2,377.92	+24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$960.00	$1,160.39 A$1,775.11	+20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.07	$159.03 A$243.28	+10.4%
Average			+9.5%

College Station vs. Canberra - Cost of housing

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pay 12.2% more for childcare

	College Station	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,166.67	$1,754.20 A$2,683.50	+50.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,000.00	$13,323.22 A$20,381.24	-26.0%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 76.4% more for entertainment and sports

	College Station	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$6.54 A$10.00	+45.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.83	$3.41 A$5.21	-29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00	$31.05 A$47.50	+288.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.25	$58.70 A$89.79	+61.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.25	$13.07 A$20.00	+16.2%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 28.1% more for clothing

	College Station	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.50	$69.40 A$106.16	+75.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.33	$57.75 A$88.34	+50.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.25	$94.06 A$143.88	+9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$153.75	$118.40 A$181.12	-23.0%
Average			+28.1%

College Station vs. Canberra - Cost of clothing

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