Cost of living comparison

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Canberra vs. San Fernando Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 2.5 times more expensive than San Fernando.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 22.1% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 78.3% more in Canberra
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 38.6% more in Canberra

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Canberra are more expensive than in San Fernando. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Canberra.

Canberra vs. San Fernando Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of San Fernando, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	San Fernando	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.31 TTD69.88	$16.34 A$24.61	+58.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 TTD49.92	$9.81 A$14.76	+33.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 TTD7.30	$2.59 A$3.90	+140.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 TTD5.24	$2.24 A$3.37	+189.4%
Average			+105.4%

San Fernando vs. Canberra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.1% more for groceries

	San Fernando	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$2.28 TTD15.47	$2.71 A$4.07	+18.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.03 TTD27.30	$4.99 A$7.51	+23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 TTD51.65	$5.50 A$8.27	-27.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.83 TTD25.96	$4.31 A$6.50	+12.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 TTD31.31	$4.17 A$6.28	-9.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.80 TTD18.96	$1.48 A$2.23	-47.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 TTD7.71	$1.35 A$2.03	+18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.05 TTD13.90	$1.33 A$2.01	-34.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 TTD12.76	$1.86 A$2.80	-1.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TTD3.84	$1.01 A$1.52	+78.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 TTD2.26	$1.04 A$1.57	+211.8%
Average			+22.1%

San Fernando vs. Canberra - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.3% more for transportation

	San Fernando	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.84 TTD26.03	$4.42 A$6.65	+15.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.18 TTD299.51	$122.90 A$185.04	+178.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,345.77 TTD239,604.06	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	-17.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.95 TTD53.91	$18.93 A$28.49	+138.0%
Average			+78.3%

San Fernando vs. Canberra - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	San Fernando	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.41 TTD307.82	$51.97 A$78.25	+14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.28 TTD3,743.81	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	+181.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.64 TTD2,329.48	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	+237.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.79 TTD229.03	$159.03 A$239.43	+370.7%
Average			+201.1%

San Fernando vs. Canberra - Cost of housing

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	San Fernando	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.09 TTD2,244.44	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	+429.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,209.11 TTD14,975.25	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	+503.1%
Average			+466.5%

San Fernando vs. Canberra - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	San Fernando	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TTD12.48	$6.54 A$9.84	+255.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 TTD24.71	$3.41 A$5.13	-6.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 TTD37.94	$31.05 A$46.75	+454.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.64 TTD316.14	$58.70 A$88.37	+25.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.84 TTD59.90	$13.07 A$19.69	+48.0%
Average			+155.5%

San Fernando vs. Canberra - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.6% more for clothing

	San Fernando	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.18 TTD299.51	$69.40 A$104.48	+57.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.82 TTD249.59	$57.75 A$86.94	+56.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.36 TTD599.01	$94.06 A$141.61	+6.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.36 TTD599.01	$118.40 A$178.26	+34.0%
Average			+38.6%

San Fernando 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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