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Canberra vs. Orange Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 13.8% more expensive than Orange.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 11.1% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 4.0% less in Canberra
Housing: pay 60.5% more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 0.1% less in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 8.5% more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Orange Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.6% more for restaurants

	Orange	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.81 A$14.77	$16.34 A$24.61	+66.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.77	$9.81 A$14.76	-0.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$2.59 A$3.90	-0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$2.24 A$3.37	-0.1%
Average			+16.6%

Orange vs. Canberra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.1% more for groceries

	Orange	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.08	$2.71 A$4.07	-0.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 A$5.91	$4.99 A$7.51	+27.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.28	$5.50 A$8.27	-0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.66 A$5.52	$4.31 A$6.50	+17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 A$5.58	$4.17 A$6.28	+12.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.19	$1.48 A$2.23	+1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 A$1.79	$1.35 A$2.03	+13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.01	$1.33 A$2.01	-0.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.63 A$2.46	$1.86 A$2.80	+13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 A$1.12	$1.01 A$1.52	+36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$1.04 A$1.57	-0.1%
Average			+11.1%

Orange vs. Canberra - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.0% less for transportation

	Orange	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$4.42 A$6.65	-0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$179.90 A$270.85	$122.90 A$185.04	-31.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,403.34 A$41,257.67	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	+6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.27 A$26.00	$18.93 A$28.49	+9.6%
Average			-4.0%

Orange vs. Canberra - Cost of transportation

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pay 60.5% more for housing

	Orange	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.01 A$78.30	$51.97 A$78.25	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$774.11 A$1,165.47	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	+100.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$565.86 A$851.94	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	+105.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.56 A$175.49	$159.03 A$239.43	+36.4%
Average			+60.5%

Orange vs. Canberra - Cost of housing

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pay 0.1% less for childcare

	Orange	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,755.37 A$2,642.83	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	-0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,332.06 A$20,072.36	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	-0.1%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Orange	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.85	$6.54 A$9.84	-0.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$3.41 A$5.13	-0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.07 A$46.78	$31.05 A$46.75	-0.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.06 A$73.87	$58.70 A$88.37	+19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.08 A$19.70	$13.07 A$19.69	-0.1%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 8.5% more for clothing

	Orange	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.68 A$77.81	$69.40 A$104.48	+34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.79 A$87.00	$57.75 A$86.94	-0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.12 A$141.70	$94.06 A$141.61	-0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.48 A$178.38	$118.40 A$178.26	-0.1%
Average			+8.5%

Orange vs. Canberra - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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