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Canberra vs. Fort Worth Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 6.7% more expensive than Fort Worth.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% less in Canberra
Groceries: pay 3.2% less in Canberra
Transportation: pay 30.7% more in Canberra
Housing: pay 13.0% less in Canberra
Childcare: pay 24.1% less in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.9% more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 4.3% more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Fort Worth Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.5% less for restaurants

	Fort Worth	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00	$16.34 A$24.61	-9.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$9.81 A$14.76	-18.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.68	$2.59 A$3.90	-3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.06	$2.24 A$3.37	+8.9%
Average			-5.5%

Fort Worth vs. Canberra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2% less for groceries

	Fort Worth	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$3.14	$2.71 A$4.07	-13.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98	$4.99 A$7.51	+0.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.29	$5.50 A$8.27	+66.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.44	$4.31 A$6.50	+25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.90	$4.17 A$6.28	-39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.73	$1.48 A$2.23	-45.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12	$1.35 A$2.03	+20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.79	$1.33 A$2.01	-25.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.82	$1.86 A$2.80	+1.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08	$1.01 A$1.52	-6.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.29	$1.04 A$1.57	-19.2%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 30.7% more for transportation

	Fort Worth	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.81	$4.42 A$6.65	+57.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$78.26	$122.90 A$185.04	+57.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	-3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.92	$18.93 A$28.49	+11.9%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 13.0% less for housing

	Fort Worth	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.00	$51.97 A$78.25	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,623.75	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	-4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,250.83	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	-7.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$176.25	$159.03 A$239.43	-9.8%
Average			-13.0%

Fort Worth vs. Canberra - Cost of housing

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pay 24.1% less for childcare

	Fort Worth	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,853.57	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	-5.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,333.33	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	-42.9%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 57.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Fort Worth	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$6.54 A$9.84	+30.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.37	$3.41 A$5.13	-46.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$31.05 A$46.75	+245.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.88	$58.70 A$88.37	+63.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50	$13.07 A$19.69	-3.1%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 4.3% more for clothing

	Fort Worth	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.85	$69.40 A$104.48	+14.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.20	$57.75 A$86.94	+27.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.43	$94.06 A$141.61	-17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.23	$118.40 A$178.26	-6.9%
Average			+4.3%

Fort Worth vs. Canberra - Cost of clothing

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