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Canberra vs. Fort Wayne Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 32.7% more expensive than Fort Wayne.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 9.1% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 82.5% more in Canberra
Housing: pay 14.4% more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 25.1% more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.5% more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 28.3% more in Canberra

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, childcare, housing, and groceries in Canberra are more expensive than in Fort Wayne. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Canberra.

Canberra vs. Fort Wayne Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of Fort Wayne, you would:

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pay 2.9% more for restaurants

	Fort Wayne	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.00	$16.34 A$24.57	+2.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$9.81 A$14.74	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33	$2.59 A$3.89	+10.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.23	$2.24 A$3.36	+0.6%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 9.1% more for groceries

	Fort Wayne	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$2.99	$2.71 A$4.07	-9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45	$4.99 A$7.50	-41.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03	$5.50 A$8.26	+81.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40	$4.31 A$6.49	+26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.35	$4.17 A$6.27	-4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46	$1.48 A$2.22	-39.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56	$1.35 A$2.02	+141.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.58	$1.33 A$2.01	-15.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32	$1.86 A$2.80	-19.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97	$1.01 A$1.52	+4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37	$1.04 A$1.57	-24.1%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 82.5% more for transportation

	Fort Wayne	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19	$4.42 A$6.64	+38.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50	$122.90 A$184.76	+278.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,965.00	$29,041.09 A$43,657.68	-9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.43	$18.93 A$28.45	+22.7%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 14.4% more for housing

	Fort Wayne	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.62	$51.97 A$78.13	-26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,233.33	$1,554.45 A$2,336.81	+26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,016.67	$1,160.39 A$1,744.42	+14.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.66	$159.03 A$239.07	+43.7%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 25.1% more for childcare

	Fort Wayne	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$955.56	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	+83.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,000.00	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89	-33.4%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 66.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Fort Wayne	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.25	$6.54 A$9.83	+53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47	$3.41 A$5.12	-23.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.26	$31.05 A$46.68	+275.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$58.70 A$88.24	+17.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$13.07 A$19.66	+9.0%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 28.3% more for clothing

	Fort Wayne	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.00	$69.40 A$104.33	+36.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00	$57.75 A$86.81	+56.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.67	$94.06 A$141.40	+2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$118.40 A$177.99	+18.4%
Average			+28.3%

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