Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 20.9% more expensive than Amstelveen.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Amstelveen, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Amstelveen
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.45
€22.78
|
$26.58
A$38.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
$9.97
A$14.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
€4.00
|
$2.84
A$4.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
€4.00
|
$2.31
A$3.34
|
|
pay 43.3% more for groceries
Amstelveen
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
$2.60
A$3.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.13
|
$5.54
A$8.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.72
|
$6.63
A$9.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.32
€3.87
|
$4.55
A$6.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.35
€6.58
|
$4.00
A$5.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$1.59
A$2.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.96
|
$1.29
A$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$1.56
A$2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.29
|
$2.65
A$3.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.81
|
$1.19
A$1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$1.06
A$1.53
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
Amstelveen
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.95
€7.12
|
$5.17
A$7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$99.63
€89.19
|
$113.84
A$164.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,595.87
€26,492.30
|
$29,523.01
A$42,718.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.37
€25.40
|
$17.81
A$25.77
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
Amstelveen
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
€40.39
|
$69.35
A$100.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,678.63
€1,502.60
|
$1,797.26
A$2,600.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.88
€1,260.25
|
$1,415.42
A$2,048.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$276.61
€247.60
|
$191.07
A$276.47
|
|
pay 4.9% less for childcare
Amstelveen
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,868.15
€1,672.25
|
$1,814.59
A$2,625.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,703.31
€14,056.59
|
$14,626.48
A$21,164.06
|
|
pay 71.6% more for entertainment and sports
Amstelveen
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
€5.15
|
$7.31
A$10.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
€3.33
|
$3.74
A$5.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.66
€7.76
|
$26.58
A$38.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.78
€26.66
|
$67.03
A$96.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.16
€13.57
|
$14.95
A$21.64
|
|
pay 69.2% more for clothing
Amstelveen
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.15
€48.47
|
$92.73
A$134.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€38.78
|
$83.64
A$121.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.64
€65.92
|
$129.37
A$187.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.35
€113.10
|
$172.79
A$250.03
|
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