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Canberra vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 2.8 times more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.7% more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Canberra
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 80.0% more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.7% more for restaurants

	Romania	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.56 RON41.30	$19.77 A$31.80	+131.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 RON30.53	$9.89 A$15.90	+56.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 RON8.28	$2.76 A$4.45	+61.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 RON6.89	$2.32 A$3.72	+62.2%
Average			+77.7%

Romania vs. Canberra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Romania	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 RON5.20	$2.59 A$4.16	+140.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 RON18.29	$5.39 A$8.67	+42.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 RON26.34	$6.59 A$10.60	+20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.83 RON13.65	$4.63 A$7.45	+63.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 RON13.03	$4.12 A$6.63	+52.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.28	$1.62 A$2.60	+242.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON3.17	$1.34 A$2.16	+104.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON3.12	$1.57 A$2.52	+142.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 RON4.10	$2.46 A$3.96	+190.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RON1.82	$1.25 A$2.01	+231.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 RON1.98	$1.11 A$1.79	+171.6%
Average			+127.5%

Romania vs. Canberra - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Romania	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 RON27.24	$5.07 A$8.16	-10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.73 RON100.02	$118.63 A$190.81	+472.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,159.13 RON121,392.80	$29,276.08 A$47,090.37	+16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.39 RON30.86	$17.66 A$28.41	+176.2%
Average			+163.7%

Romania vs. Canberra - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Romania	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.45 RON40.76	$65.39 A$105.18	+674.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.94 RON1,756.01	$1,783.31 A$2,868.44	+390.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.85 RON1,287.56	$1,413.05 A$2,272.87	+429.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.36 RON518.04	$183.02 A$294.39	+70.5%
Average			+391.0%

Romania vs. Canberra - Cost of housing

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Romania	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$405.62 RON1,957.10	$1,847.17 A$2,971.15	+355.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,284.14 RON30,320.96	$14,503.36 A$23,328.56	+130.8%
Average			+243.1%

Romania vs. Canberra - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 RON9.72	$7.25 A$11.66	+260.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 RON10.63	$3.68 A$5.92	+67.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 RON25.57	$26.36 A$42.40	+397.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.40 RON180.46	$65.69 A$105.66	+75.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.19 RON29.86	$14.33 A$23.06	+131.6%
Average			+186.4%

Romania vs. Canberra - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 80.0% more for clothing

	Romania	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.67 RON278.26	$86.77 A$139.57	+50.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.90 RON168.39	$72.18 A$116.10	+106.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 RON336.58	$119.51 A$192.24	+71.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.53 RON388.56	$154.17 A$247.99	+91.4%
Average			+80.0%

Romania vs. Canberra - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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