Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 55.2% more expensive than Perth.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Perth, you would:
pay 27.6% more for restaurants
Perth
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.21
|
$26.58
A$39.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
£6.87
|
$9.97
A$14.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
£1.70
|
$2.84
A$4.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
£1.27
|
$2.31
A$3.39
|
|
pay 61.5% more for groceries
Perth
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
£0.79
|
$2.60
A$3.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
£2.51
|
$5.54
A$8.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
£3.58
|
$6.63
A$9.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
£2.68
|
$4.55
A$6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
£2.73
|
$4.00
A$5.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.52
|
$1.59
A$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.61
|
$1.29
A$1.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
£0.86
|
$1.56
A$2.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.37
|
$2.65
A$3.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.48
|
$1.19
A$1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.62
|
$1.06
A$1.55
|
|
pay 4.3% more for transportation
Perth
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.26
£5.45
|
$5.17
A$7.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.25
£61.77
|
$113.84
A$167.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,791.64
£24,623.90
|
$29,523.01
A$43,422.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.16
£11.38
|
$17.81
A$26.20
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Perth
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.84
£28.41
|
$69.35
A$102.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
£473.54
|
$1,797.26
A$2,643.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.49
£378.83
|
$1,415.42
A$2,081.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.98
£188.47
|
$191.07
A$281.02
|
|
pay 23.3% more for childcare
Perth
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,072.03
£805.01
|
$1,814.59
A$2,668.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,918.25
£14,206.10
|
$14,626.48
A$21,512.70
|
|
pay 51.0% more for entertainment and sports
Perth
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.41
£3.31
|
$7.31
A$10.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.97
£2.98
|
$3.74
A$5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.36
|
$26.58
A$39.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
£29.36
|
$67.03
A$98.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.08
£7.57
|
$14.95
A$21.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Perth
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.64
£46.29
|
$92.73
A$136.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
£27.82
|
$83.64
A$123.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.06
£47.35
|
$129.37
A$190.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
£48.54
|
$172.79
A$254.14
|
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