Cost of living comparison

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Canberra is 5.5 times more expensive than Valencia.

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Valencia
Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.00
VEF79.80
$26.58
A$40.24
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.00
VEF89.77
$9.97
A$15.09
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.25
VEF12.47
$2.84
A$4.30

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pay 78.0% more for groceries

 
Valencia
Canberra
Bread
1 loaf
$2.00
VEF19.95
$2.60
A$3.93
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.32
VEF23.11
$5.54
A$8.38
Milk (1 gallon) $7.44
VEF74.25
$6.63
A$10.04

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pay 69.9% more for transportation

 
Valencia
Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.89
VEF18.88
$5.17
A$7.83
Monthly public transit pass $57.50
VEF573.53
$113.84
A$172.33
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
VEF249,362.52
$29,523.01
A$44,691.19

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pay 10.8 times more for housing

 
Valencia
Canberra
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$37.50
VEF374.04
$69.35
A$104.98
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $152.50
VEF1,521.11
$1,797.26
A$2,720.64
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $127.50
VEF1,271.75
$1,415.42
A$2,142.63

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pay 15.2 times more for childcare

 
Valencia
Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $66.67
VEF664.97
$1,814.59
A$2,746.88
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
$14,626.48
A$22,141.20

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pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Valencia
Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.00
VEF9.97
$7.31
A$11.07
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.12
VEF21.20
$3.74
A$5.67
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
VEF29.92
$26.58
A$40.24

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

 
Valencia
Canberra
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.75
VEF406.46
$92.73
A$140.37
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.00
VEF349.11
$83.64
A$126.61
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$78.75
VEF785.49
$129.37
A$195.84

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