Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 58.6% more expensive than Douglas.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 27.0% more for restaurants
Douglas
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.85
|
$26.69
A$40.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.73
|
$10.01
A$15.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.54
|
$2.70
A$4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$2.13
A$3.22
|
|
pay 58.3% more for groceries
Douglas
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$2.29
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$6.42
A$9.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.09
|
$6.48
A$9.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$4.10
A$6.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$3.63
A$5.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$1.47
A$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$1.60
A$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$2.47
A$3.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$1.17
A$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.96
A$1.46
|
|
pay 28.9% more for transportation
Douglas
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.54
|
$5.45
A$8.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.74
|
$100.08
A$151.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,843.75
|
$20,016.00
A$30,263.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.69
|
$15.93
A$24.09
|
|
pay 56.5% more for housing
Douglas
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.33
|
$68.64
A$103.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£870.56
|
$1,824.70
A$2,758.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£725.24
|
$1,494.78
A$2,260.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.61
|
$183.28
A$277.12
|
|
pay 40.7% more for childcare
Douglas
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£669.45
|
$1,686.35
A$2,549.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,132.81
|
$14,216.13
A$21,494.07
|
|
pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$8.01
A$12.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.89
|
$3.74
A$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.90
|
$23.35
A$35.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.25
|
$64.70
A$97.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.93
|
$13.34
A$20.18
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Douglas
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.18
|
$93.52
A$141.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.17
|
$72.72
A$109.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.32
|
$134.62
A$203.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.32
|
$183.19
A$276.97
|
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