Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 32.0% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Canberra instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 35.7% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.84
|
$26.58
A$39.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.86
|
$9.97
A$14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.64
|
$2.84
A$4.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.17
|
$2.31
A$3.44
|
|
pay 51.3% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
$2.60
A$3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.25
|
$5.54
A$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.41
|
$6.63
A$9.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
$4.55
A$6.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.81
|
$4.00
A$5.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.92
|
$1.59
A$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$1.29
A$1.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.94
|
$1.56
A$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.08
|
$2.65
A$3.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.48
|
$1.19
A$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.46
|
$1.06
A$1.58
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.53
|
$5.17
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£72.52
|
$113.84
A$169.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,641.46
|
$29,523.01
A$44,005.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.01
|
$17.81
A$26.55
|
|
pay 39.5% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£28.81
|
$69.35
A$103.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£938.13
|
$1,797.26
A$2,678.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£746.80
|
$1,415.42
A$2,109.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£179.64
|
$191.07
A$284.79
|
|
pay 4.2% more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,093.11
|
$1,814.59
A$2,704.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,820.27
|
$14,626.48
A$21,801.50
|
|
pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.15
|
$7.31
A$10.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.01
|
$3.74
A$5.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.53
|
$26.58
A$39.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.57
|
$67.03
A$99.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.86
|
$14.95
A$22.29
|
|
pay 64.3% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£58.70
|
$92.73
A$138.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.37
|
$83.64
A$124.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£69.35
|
$129.37
A$192.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£72.53
|
$172.79
A$257.56
|
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