Cost of living comparison

Canberra, Australia

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Victoria vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 14.2% cheaper than Canberra.

Groceries: pay 5.2% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 22.4% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 0.5% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 64.9% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Victoria
Clothing: pay 42.3% less in Victoria

The cost of transportation, groceries, and housing in Victoria are more expensive than in Canberra. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Victoria.

Victoria vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Victoria instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Canberra	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$31.23	$16.76 SCR240.09	-15.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.62	$9.71 SCR139.13	-1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.37	$2.75 SCR39.46	-0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.66	$2.71 SCR38.85	+17.1%

Canberra vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.2% more for groceries

	Canberra	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$4.08	$2.29 SCR32.83	-11.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.52	$18.13 SCR259.65	+236.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.41	$7.52 SCR107.71	+14.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.31	$3.58 SCR51.22	-22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.51	$3.00 SCR42.96	-27.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.56	$0.97 SCR13.92	-40.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.12	$1.10 SCR15.73	-18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.48	$0.97 SCR13.92	-38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.89	$3.27 SCR46.79	+32.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.97	$0.82 SCR11.78	-34.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.76	$0.73 SCR10.46	-34.4%
Average			+5.2%

Canberra vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.4% more for transportation

	Canberra	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$8.02	$5.82 SCR83.33	+14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$187.40	$26.82 SCR384.14	-77.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$46,249.74	$26,617.26 SCR381,304.84	-9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$27.90	$46.18 SCR661.58	+161.5%
Average			+22.4%

Canberra vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.5% more for housing

	Canberra	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$103.30	$163.87 SCR2,347.55	+150.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,817.23	$979.92 SCR14,037.78	-45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,232.30	$794.53 SCR11,382.05	-43.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$289.13	$73.52 SCR1,053.14	-59.8%
Average			+0.5%

Canberra vs. Victoria - Cost of housing

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pay 64.9% less for childcare

	Canberra	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,918.11	$167.60 SCR2,400.90	-90.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$22,912.11	$8,868.55 SCR127,046.20	-38.9%
Average			-64.9%

Canberra vs. Victoria - Cost of childcare

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.45	$4.07 SCR58.25	-43.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.82	$5.16 SCR73.95	+40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$41.64	$22.89 SCR327.86	-13.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$103.78	$95.81 SCR1,372.50	+45.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$22.64	$5.59 SCR80.03	-61.0%
Average			-6.4%

Canberra vs. Victoria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 42.3% less for clothing

	Canberra	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$137.08	$68.58 SCR982.48	-21.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$114.03	$29.30 SCR419.71	-59.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$188.80	$73.44 SCR1,052.08	-38.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$243.56	$76.39 SCR1,094.37	-50.4%
Average			-42.3%

Canberra vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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