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Canberra vs. Grass Valley Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 0.6% more expensive than Grass Valley.

Restaurants: pay 12.1% more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 12.8% less in Canberra
Transportation: pay 13.5% less in Canberra
Housing: pay 8.2% less in Canberra
Childcare: pay 38.6% less in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.4% more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 29.6% more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Grass Valley Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of Grass Valley, you would:

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pay 12.1% more for restaurants

	Grass Valley	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$16.34 A$25.00	-18.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$9.81 A$15.00	+22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75	$2.59 A$3.96	-5.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50	$2.24 A$3.42	+49.7%
Average			+12.1%

Grass Valley vs. Canberra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.8% less for groceries

	Grass Valley	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$4.00	$2.71 A$4.14	-32.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.55	$4.99 A$7.63	-47.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.16	$5.50 A$8.41	+6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.30	$4.31 A$6.60	-18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39	$4.17 A$6.38	-5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.48 A$2.26	-26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.35 A$2.06	+34.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.33 A$2.04	+33.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.24	$1.86 A$2.84	-42.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.01 A$1.55	+1.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.88	$1.04 A$1.59	-44.5%
Average			-12.8%

Grass Valley vs. Canberra - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.5% less for transportation

	Grass Valley	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.70	$4.42 A$6.75	-6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$122.90 A$188.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,753.89	$29,041.09 A$44,425.70	-21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$18.93 A$28.95
Average			-13.5%

Grass Valley vs. Canberra - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.2% less for housing

	Grass Valley	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$51.97 A$79.50	-13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,775.00	$1,554.45 A$2,377.92	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,575.00	$1,160.39 A$1,775.11	-26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.06	$159.03 A$243.28	+19.5%
Average			-8.2%

Grass Valley vs. Canberra - Cost of housing

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pay 38.6% less for childcare

	Grass Valley	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,158.33	$1,754.20 A$2,683.50	-18.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$32,215.00	$13,323.22 A$20,381.24	-58.6%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Grass Valley	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50	$6.54 A$10.00	-12.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.96	$3.41 A$5.21	-42.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00	$31.05 A$47.50	+210.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$58.70 A$89.79	+17.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$13.07 A$20.00	+4.6%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 29.6% more for clothing

	Grass Valley	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.00	$69.40 A$106.16	+98.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00	$57.75 A$88.34	+65.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.00	$94.06 A$143.88	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$233.33	$118.40 A$181.12	-49.3%
Average			+29.6%

Grass Valley vs. Canberra - Cost of clothing

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