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Canberra vs. 's-Hertogenbosch Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 5.3% more expensive than 's-Hertogenbosch.

Restaurants: pay 25.1% less in Canberra
Groceries: pay 2.4% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 1.2% more in Canberra
Housing: pay 6.0% more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 34.5% more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.0% more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. 's-Hertogenbosch Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of 's-Hertogenbosch, you would:

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pay 25.1% less for restaurants

	's-Hertogenbosch	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.70 €22.16	$16.34 A$25.00	-36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.07	$9.81 A$15.00	-16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.40 €2.93	$2.59 A$3.96	-23.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.55	$2.24 A$3.42	-24.4%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 2.4% more for groceries

	's-Hertogenbosch	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 €1.87	$2.71 A$4.14	+24.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.85 €5.91	$4.99 A$7.63	-27.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.56 €3.93	$5.50 A$8.41	+20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.18	$4.31 A$6.60	-11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.94 €6.85	$4.17 A$6.38	-47.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.03	$1.48 A$2.26	+23.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.01	$1.35 A$2.06	+15.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.88	$1.33 A$2.04	+30.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.06 €1.78	$1.86 A$2.84	-9.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.83	$1.01 A$1.55	+5.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.88	$1.04 A$1.59	+2.2%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 1.2% more for transportation

	's-Hertogenbosch	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 €7.33	$4.42 A$6.75	-48.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.16 €57.91	$122.90 A$188.01	+83.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,369.46 €28,775.39	$29,041.09 A$44,425.70	-13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.78 €19.64	$18.93 A$28.95	-16.9%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 6.0% more for housing

	's-Hertogenbosch	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.05 €36.26	$51.97 A$79.50	+23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,664.39 €1,435.24	$1,554.45 A$2,377.92	-6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,226.39 €1,057.55	$1,160.39 A$1,775.11	-5.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$141.62 €122.12	$159.03 A$243.28	+12.3%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 34.5% more for childcare

	's-Hertogenbosch	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,452.78 €2,115.10	$1,754.20 A$2,683.50	-28.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,745.14 €5,816.52	$13,323.22 A$20,381.24	+97.5%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports

	's-Hertogenbosch	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.04	$6.54 A$10.00	+11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 €3.42	$3.41 A$5.21	-14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.97 €10.32	$31.05 A$47.50	+159.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.75 €39.45	$58.70 A$89.79	+28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.60 €12.59	$13.07 A$20.00	-10.4%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	's-Hertogenbosch	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.89 €66.31	$69.40 A$106.16	-9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.40 €50.36	$57.75 A$88.34	-1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.80 €100.72	$94.06 A$143.88	-19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.27 €161.49	$118.40 A$181.12	-36.8%
Average			-16.8%

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