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Canberra vs. Horsham Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 7.5% more expensive than Horsham.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 48.3% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 16.9% less in Canberra
Housing: pay 4.7% less in Canberra
Childcare: pay 13.9% less in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.4% more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 14.3% more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Horsham Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.1% more for restaurants

	Horsham	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.37 £16.14	$16.34 A$25.00	-23.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.07 £6.85	$9.81 A$15.00	+8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 £1.71	$2.59 A$3.96	+14.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 £1.39	$2.24 A$3.42	+21.9%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 48.3% more for groceries

	Horsham	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 £0.88	$2.71 A$4.14	+131.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 £3.23	$4.99 A$7.63	+16.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 £4.05	$5.50 A$8.41	+2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21 £2.42	$4.31 A$6.60	+34.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 £2.49	$4.17 A$6.38	+26.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.19	$1.48 A$2.26	-6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 £0.46	$1.35 A$2.06	+122.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 £1.01	$1.33 A$2.04	+0.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 £1.14	$1.86 A$2.84	+22.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 £0.37	$1.01 A$1.55	+108.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 £0.46	$1.04 A$1.59	+71.9%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 16.9% less for transportation

	Horsham	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.06 £5.34	$4.42 A$6.75	-37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$93.48 £70.59	$122.90 A$188.01	+31.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,397.22 £27,486.45	$29,041.09 A$44,425.70	-20.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.18 £24.30	$18.93 A$28.95	-41.2%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 4.7% less for housing

	Horsham	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.72 £27.73	$51.97 A$79.50	+41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,802.83 £1,361.46	$1,554.45 A$2,377.92	-13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,535.75 £1,159.77	$1,160.39 A$1,775.11	-24.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.24 £154.24	$159.03 A$243.28	-22.1%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 13.9% less for childcare

	Horsham	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,661.28 £1,254.56	$1,754.20 A$2,683.50	+5.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,031.49 £15,127.38	$13,323.22 A$20,381.24	-33.5%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Horsham	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.21 £5.45	$6.54 A$10.00	-9.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.72 £3.56	$3.41 A$5.21	-27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$16.76 £12.66	$31.05 A$47.50	+85.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.74 £33.78	$58.70 A$89.79	+31.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 £8.06	$13.07 A$20.00	+22.5%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 14.3% more for clothing

	Horsham	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.46 £63.03	$69.40 A$106.16	-16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.73 £31.51	$57.75 A$88.34	+38.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.13 £60.51	$94.06 A$143.88	+17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.16 £75.64	$118.40 A$181.12	+18.2%
Average			+14.3%

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