Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 83.7% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Italy, you would:
pay 42.6% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.54
|
$26.58
A$39.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$9.97
A$14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.31
|
$2.84
A$4.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$2.31
A$3.44
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
Italy
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$2.60
A$3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.27
|
$5.54
A$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$6.63
A$9.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.14
|
$4.55
A$6.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$4.00
A$5.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.59
A$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.29
A$1.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.56
A$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.18
|
$2.65
A$3.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.19
A$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$1.06
A$1.58
|
|
pay 42.2% more for transportation
Italy
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$5.17
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.17
|
$113.84
A$169.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,820.00
|
$29,523.01
A$44,005.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.98
|
$17.81
A$26.55
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Italy
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.47
|
$69.35
A$103.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.62
|
$1,797.26
A$2,678.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.37
|
$1,415.42
A$2,109.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.23
|
$191.07
A$284.79
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Italy
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.61
|
$1,814.59
A$2,704.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,843.48
|
$14,626.48
A$21,801.50
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$7.31
A$10.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$3.74
A$5.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
$26.58
A$39.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.21
|
$67.03
A$99.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.75
|
$14.95
A$22.29
|
|
pay 67.5% more for clothing
Italy
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.58
|
$92.73
A$138.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.32
|
$83.64
A$124.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.31
|
$129.37
A$192.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.24
|
$172.79
A$257.56
|
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