Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 36.0% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 33.0% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.60
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.05
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.45
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.63
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 21.5% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.69
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.08
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 29.6% more for housing
Ireland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 76.2% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€838.20
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.19
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.37
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.22
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.79
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 69.7% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.88
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
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