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Canberra vs. Elliot Lake Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 31.8% more expensive than Elliot Lake.

Restaurants: pay 22.3% more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 11.9% less in Canberra
Transportation: pay 5.8% more in Canberra
Housing: pay 33.8% more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 99.7% more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.2% more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 7.4% more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Elliot Lake Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of Elliot Lake, you would:

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pay 22.3% more for restaurants

	Elliot Lake	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.93 CA$24.90	$16.34 A$23.80	-8.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.04 CA$13.94	$9.81 A$14.28	-2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 CA$2.49	$2.59 A$3.77	+44.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 CA$1.99	$2.24 A$3.26	+56.0%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 11.9% less for groceries

	Elliot Lake	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.97 CA$2.74	$2.71 A$3.94	+37.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.26 CA$8.69	$4.99 A$7.26	-20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.29 CA$11.51	$5.50 A$8.00	-33.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.66 CA$5.09	$4.31 A$6.28	+17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.09 CA$9.84	$4.17 A$6.07	-41.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.42 CA$3.36	$1.48 A$2.16	-38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 CA$1.22	$1.35 A$1.96	+53.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 CA$2.37	$1.33 A$1.94	-21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.03 CA$2.82	$1.86 A$2.71	-8.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.01 CA$2.79	$1.01 A$1.47	-49.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.39 CA$1.93	$1.04 A$1.52	-25.0%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 5.8% more for transportation

	Elliot Lake	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 CA$5.55	$4.42 A$6.43	+10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$122.90 A$179.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,369.83 CA$33,839.43	$29,041.09 A$42,296.99	+19.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.59 CA$29.98	$18.93 A$27.56	-12.3%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 33.8% more for housing

	Elliot Lake	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.89 CA$106.76	$51.97 A$75.70	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,554.45 A$2,263.98
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,160.39 A$1,690.05
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.53 CA$110.43	$159.03 A$231.62	+100.0%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 99.7% more for childcare

	Elliot Lake	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$717.22 CA$995.92	$1,754.20 A$2,554.91	+144.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,606.69 CA$11,951.06	$13,323.22 A$19,404.65	+54.8%
Average			+99.7%

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pay 65.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Elliot Lake	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.87 CA$3.98	$6.54 A$9.52	+127.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 CA$4.98	$3.41 A$4.96	-5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.34 CA$19.92	$31.05 A$45.23	+116.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$58.70 A$85.49
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.76 CA$14.94	$13.07 A$19.04	+21.5%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 7.4% more for clothing

	Elliot Lake	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.39 CA$85.25	$69.40 A$101.07	+13.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.55 CA$53.53	$57.75 A$84.11	+49.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.85 CA$141.42	$94.06 A$136.99	-7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.98 CA$220.76	$118.40 A$172.44	-25.5%
Average			+7.4%

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