Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 18.0% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 22.4% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 56.0% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 21.8% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 28.0% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 0.3% more for childcare
Hamilton
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 18.3% more for clothing
Hamilton
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
|
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