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Canberra vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 2.2 times more expensive than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 17.0% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 97.6% more in Canberra
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 36.5% more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1 times more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 75.1% more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of Georgetown, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Georgetown	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,486.60	$19.77 A$31.52	+66.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,790.35	$9.89 A$15.76	+15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD253.63	$2.76 A$4.41	+128.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD149.20	$2.32 A$3.69	+224.9%
Average			+108.8%

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pay 17.0% more for groceries

	Georgetown	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD419.88	$2.59 A$4.12	+28.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,121.22	$5.39 A$8.59	+0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,577.13	$6.59 A$10.51	-46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD712.82	$4.63 A$7.38	+35.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD550.14	$4.12 A$6.57	+56.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD373.13	$1.62 A$2.58	-9.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD252.04	$1.34 A$2.14	+11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD355.47	$1.57 A$2.50	-7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD428.20	$2.46 A$3.93	+20.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD147.90	$1.25 A$1.99	+76.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD194.91	$1.11 A$1.77	+19.5%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 97.6% more for transportation

	Georgetown	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD837.74	$5.07 A$8.09	+26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,967.83	$118.63 A$189.10	+316.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,282,308.77	$29,276.08 A$46,670.00	+86.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,067.30	$17.66 A$28.16	-39.1%
Average			+97.6%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Georgetown	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,805.98	$65.39 A$104.24	+6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD129,167.16	$1,783.31 A$2,842.83	+189.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,849.48	$1,413.05 A$2,252.58	+402.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,768.68	$183.02 A$291.76	+200.0%
Average			+199.6%

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pay 36.5% more for childcare

	Georgetown	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,540.11	$1,847.17 A$2,944.63	+110.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,861,701.44	$14,503.36 A$23,120.31	-37.6%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD447.59	$7.25 A$11.56	+239.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD812.29	$3.68 A$5.87	-5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD457.53	$26.36 A$42.02	+1106.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,122.89	$65.69 A$104.72	+69.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,243.30	$14.33 A$22.85	+141.3%
Average			+310.1%

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pay 75.1% more for clothing

	Georgetown	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,957.11	$86.77 A$138.32	+128.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,941.03	$72.18 A$115.07	+38.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,505.65	$119.51 A$190.52	+42.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,908.86	$154.17 A$245.77	+90.9%
Average			+75.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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