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Canberra vs. Sheikh Zayed Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 6.8 times more expensive than Sheikh Zayed.

Restaurants: pay 8.1 times more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 4.5 times more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Canberra
Housing: pay 10.4 times more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 13.8 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1 times more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 55.3% more in Canberra

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Canberra are more expensive than in Sheikh Zayed. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Canberra.

Canberra vs. Sheikh Zayed Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of Sheikh Zayed, you would:

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pay 8.1 times more for restaurants

	Sheikh Zayed	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.00	$16.34 A$25.00	+293.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.67 EGP222.75	$9.81 A$15.00	+109.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 EGP16.04	$2.59 A$3.96	+668.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP5.68	$2.24 A$3.42	+1777.4%
Average			+712.3%

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pay 4.5 times more for groceries

	Sheikh Zayed	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 EGP35.78	$2.71 A$4.14	+260.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.90 EGP90.62	$4.99 A$7.63	+162.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.28 EGP156.15	$5.50 A$8.41	+67.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.43 EGP67.98	$4.31 A$6.60	+202.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 EGP99.69	$4.17 A$6.38	+99.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP32.23	$1.48 A$2.26	+118.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 EGP14.22	$1.35 A$2.06	+351.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP9.88	$1.33 A$2.04	+543.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.52	$1.86 A$2.84	+1077.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.67	$1.01 A$1.55	+528.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP8.53	$1.04 A$1.59	+481.7%
Average			+354.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Sheikh Zayed	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.31 EGP62.44	$4.42 A$6.75	+236.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$122.90 A$188.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,243.08 EGP1,584,032.82	$29,041.09 A$44,425.70	-12.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.91 EGP186.12	$18.93 A$28.95	+384.5%
Average			+202.9%

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pay 10.4 times more for housing

	Sheikh Zayed	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.21 EGP533.94	$51.97 A$79.50	+363.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$207.77 EGP9,900.21	$1,554.45 A$2,377.92	+648.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$83.11 EGP3,960.08	$1,160.39 A$1,775.11	+1296.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.27 EGP489.58	$159.03 A$243.28	+1447.8%
Average			+939.0%

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pay 13.8 times more for childcare

	Sheikh Zayed	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.34 EGP4,114.09	$1,754.20 A$2,683.50	+1931.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,846.84 EGP88,001.82	$13,323.22 A$20,381.24	+621.4%
Average			+1276.5%

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pay 6.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sheikh Zayed	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.30	$6.54 A$10.00	+349.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 EGP71.63	$3.41 A$5.21	+126.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 EGP83.16	$31.05 A$47.50	+1679.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.55 EGP1,980.04	$58.70 A$89.79	+41.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.91 EGP138.60	$13.07 A$20.00	+349.5%
Average			+509.2%

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pay 55.3% more for clothing

	Sheikh Zayed	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.45 EGP1,450.76	$69.40 A$106.16	+127.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.06 EGP2,623.55	$57.75 A$88.34	+4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$133.90 EGP6,380.13	$94.06 A$143.88	-29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.28 EGP2,586.43	$118.40 A$181.12	+118.1%
Average			+55.3%

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