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Canberra vs. Milton Keynes Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 9.1% more expensive than Milton Keynes.

Restaurants: pay 31.2% more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 34.5% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 5.6% more in Canberra
Housing: pay 4.5% less in Canberra
Childcare: pay 24.0% less in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 11.0% more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Milton Keynes Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of Milton Keynes, you would:

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pay 31.2% more for restaurants

	Milton Keynes	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £15.02	$16.34 A$24.61	-18.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £8.01	$9.81 A$14.76	-8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 £1.30	$2.59 A$3.90	+49.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 £0.83	$2.24 A$3.37	+102.4%
Average			+31.2%

Milton Keynes vs. Canberra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.5% more for groceries

	Milton Keynes	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 £1.06	$2.71 A$4.07	+92.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 £3.05	$4.99 A$7.51	+22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.31 £3.98	$5.50 A$8.27	+3.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.61 £2.70	$4.31 A$6.50	+19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 £2.76	$4.17 A$6.28	+13.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 £1.06	$1.48 A$2.23	+4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$1.35 A$2.03	+98.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.99	$1.33 A$2.01	+1.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 £0.97	$1.86 A$2.80	+43.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 £0.59	$1.01 A$1.52	+29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.52	$1.04 A$1.57	+51.1%
Average			+34.5%

Milton Keynes vs. Canberra - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.6% more for transportation

	Milton Keynes	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.38	$4.42 A$6.65	-38.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.11 £54.06	$122.90 A$185.04	+70.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	-23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.69 £12.51	$18.93 A$28.49	+13.4%
Average			+5.6%

Milton Keynes vs. Canberra - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.5% less for housing

	Milton Keynes	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 £27.36	$51.97 A$78.25	+42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,687.10 £1,264.69	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	-7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,352.13 £1,013.59	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	-14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.75 £192.46	$159.03 A$239.43	-38.1%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 24.0% less for childcare

	Milton Keynes	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,891.86 £1,418.19	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	-7.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,515.39 £16,878.10	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	-40.8%
Average			-24.0%

Milton Keynes vs. Canberra - Cost of childcare

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pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Milton Keynes	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.50	$6.54 A$9.84	+8.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.62 £3.46	$3.41 A$5.13	-26.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.43 £15.32	$31.05 A$46.75	+52.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.72 £27.53	$58.70 A$88.37	+59.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$23.37 £17.52	$13.07 A$19.69	-44.1%
Average			+10.0%

Milton Keynes vs. Canberra - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.0% more for clothing

	Milton Keynes	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$115.18 £86.34	$69.40 A$104.48	-39.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.06 £30.03	$57.75 A$86.94	+44.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.13 £60.06	$94.06 A$141.61	+17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.82 £72.58	$118.40 A$178.26	+22.3%
Average			+11.0%

Milton Keynes vs. Canberra - Cost of clothing

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