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Canberra vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 3.2 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 74.4% more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 86.2% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Canberra
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 5.9 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3 times more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 6.9% more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 74.4% more for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 ARS11,702.44	$19.77 A$31.23	+79.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 ARS9,032.16	$9.89 A$15.62	+16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ARS1,563.15	$2.76 A$4.37	+88.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ARS1,153.77	$2.32 A$3.66	+113.5%
Average			+74.4%

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pay 86.2% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 ARS2,292.69	$2.59 A$4.08	+20.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.19 ARS5,524.62	$5.39 A$8.52	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 ARS5,362.43	$6.59 A$10.41	+30.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 ARS2,454.07	$4.63 A$7.31	+100.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.80 ARS2,981.74	$4.12 A$6.51	+47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS983.37	$1.62 A$2.56	+75.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 ARS930.55	$1.34 A$2.12	+53.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ARS644.53	$1.57 A$2.48	+158.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 ARS1,063.44	$2.46 A$3.89	+146.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS454.29	$1.25 A$1.97	+192.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ARS537.63	$1.11 A$1.76	+120.2%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 ARS3,728.60	$5.07 A$8.02	+44.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.00 ARS11,702.44	$118.63 A$187.40	+978.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,250.00 ARS24,734,700.50	$29,276.08 A$46,249.74	+25.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 ARS7,819.36	$17.66 A$27.90	+140.3%
Average			+297.4%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.79 ARS25,313.84	$65.39 A$103.30	+174.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.68 ARS546,479.83	$1,783.31 A$2,817.23	+247.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.39 ARS380,214.74	$1,413.05 A$2,232.30	+295.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.23 ARS52,377.50	$183.02 A$289.13	+271.7%
Average			+247.3%

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pay 5.9 times more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.50 ARS230,325.28	$1,847.17 A$2,918.11	+753.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,476.88 ARS4,762,761.86	$14,503.36 A$22,912.11	+224.0%
Average			+488.6%

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pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 ARS1,914.70	$7.25 A$11.45	+302.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 ARS3,174.69	$3.68 A$5.82	+23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.40 ARS2,553.26	$26.36 A$41.64	+998.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.22 ARS28,957.05	$65.69 A$103.78	+141.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 ARS5,319.29	$14.33 A$22.64	+186.7%
Average			+330.5%

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pay 6.9% more for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.58 ARS95,295.09	$86.77 A$137.08	-3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.73 ARS79,501.19	$72.18 A$114.03	-3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.08 ARS121,361.66	$119.51 A$188.80	+4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.22 ARS126,831.03	$154.17 A$243.56	+29.3%
Average			+6.9%

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