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Canberra vs. Palma De Mallorca Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 30.4% more expensive than Palma De Mallorca.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% less in Canberra
Groceries: pay 28.0% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 32.3% more in Canberra
Housing: pay 7.1% more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 94.8% more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.5% more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 16.5% less in Canberra

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and housing in Canberra are more expensive than in Palma De Mallorca. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Canberra. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Canberra.

Canberra vs. Palma De Mallorca Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of Palma De Mallorca, you would:

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pay 15.3% less for restaurants

	Palma De Mallorca	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$16.34 A$24.61	-6.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.04	$9.81 A$14.76	-30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.73 €2.34	$2.59 A$3.90	-5.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 €2.38	$2.24 A$3.37	-19.3%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 28.0% more for groceries

	Palma De Mallorca	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 €1.20	$2.71 A$4.07	+93.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.18 €7.02	$4.99 A$7.51	-39.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 €4.29	$5.50 A$8.27	+10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.44 €2.95	$4.31 A$6.50	+25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.98 €3.42	$4.17 A$6.28	+4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.00	$1.48 A$2.23	+27.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.72	$1.35 A$2.03	+59.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.74	$1.33 A$2.01	+55.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.13	$1.86 A$2.80	+41.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.71	$1.01 A$1.52	+22.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$1.04 A$1.57	+6.3%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 32.3% more for transportation

	Palma De Mallorca	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.91 €5.94	$4.42 A$6.65	-36.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.80 €37.62	$122.90 A$185.04	+180.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,969.97 €33,467.84	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	-25.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.17 €14.75	$18.93 A$28.49	+10.2%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 7.1% more for housing

	Palma De Mallorca	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.85 €35.94	$51.97 A$78.25	+24.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.99 €1,191.16	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	+12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,061.81 €911.89	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	+9.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.59 €165.40	$159.03 A$239.43	-17.4%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 94.8% more for childcare

	Palma De Mallorca	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$616.44 €529.40	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	+184.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,701.89 €10,908.52	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	+4.9%
Average			+94.8%

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pay 82.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Palma De Mallorca	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.67 €4.01	$6.54 A$9.84	+39.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 €2.91	$3.41 A$5.13	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €6.02	$31.05 A$46.75	+343.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.40 €51.87	$58.70 A$88.37	-2.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.93 €8.53	$13.07 A$19.69	+31.7%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 16.5% less for clothing

	Palma De Mallorca	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.39 €81.92	$69.40 A$104.48	-27.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.13 €58.51	$57.75 A$86.94	-15.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.81 €87.44	$94.06 A$141.61	-7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.13 €121.21	$118.40 A$178.26	-16.1%
Average			-16.5%

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