Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 35.0% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 30.1% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.95
|
$26.58
A$39.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
$9.97
A$14.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.04
|
$2.84
A$4.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$2.31
A$3.45
|
|
pay 36.4% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$2.60
A$3.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.99
|
$5.54
A$8.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$6.63
A$9.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$4.55
A$6.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.05
|
$4.00
A$5.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.59
A$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.29
A$1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.56
A$2.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$2.65
A$3.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$1.19
A$1.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$1.06
A$1.58
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.75
|
$5.17
A$7.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.76
|
$113.84
A$170.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
$29,523.01
A$44,182.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.41
|
$17.81
A$26.66
|
|
pay 27.2% more for housing
Ireland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
$69.35
A$103.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
$1,797.26
A$2,689.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
$1,415.42
A$2,118.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
$191.07
A$285.94
|
|
pay 80.2% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
$1,814.59
A$2,715.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
$14,626.48
A$21,889.38
|
|
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.61
|
$7.31
A$10.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.52
|
$3.74
A$5.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
$26.58
A$39.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.41
|
$67.03
A$100.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.39
|
$14.95
A$22.38
|
|
pay 61.8% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
$92.73
A$138.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
$83.64
A$125.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
$129.37
A$193.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.86
|
$172.79
A$258.59
|
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