Cost of living comparison

Victoria, Seychelles

compared to

Canberra, Australia

Canberra vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 2.2 times more expensive than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 1.4% more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 20.6% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 69.4% more in Canberra
Housing: pay 62.2% more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.0% more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 84.3% more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.4% more for restaurants

	Victoria	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.76 SCR240.09	$19.77 A$31.23	+18.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 SCR139.13	$9.89 A$15.62	+1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SCR39.46	$2.76 A$4.37	+0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 SCR38.85	$2.32 A$3.66	-14.6%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 20.6% more for groceries

	Victoria	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 SCR32.83	$2.59 A$4.08	+12.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.13 SCR259.65	$5.39 A$8.52	-70.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 SCR107.71	$6.59 A$10.41	-12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 SCR51.22	$4.63 A$7.31	+29.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 SCR42.96	$4.12 A$6.51	+37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.92	$1.62 A$2.56	+66.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR15.73	$1.34 A$2.12	+22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.92	$1.57 A$2.48	+61.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27 SCR46.79	$2.46 A$3.89	-24.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SCR11.78	$1.25 A$1.97	+51.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SCR10.46	$1.11 A$1.76	+52.4%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 69.4% more for transportation

	Victoria	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 SCR83.33	$5.07 A$8.02	-12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.82 SCR384.14	$118.63 A$187.40	+342.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR381,304.84	$29,276.08 A$46,249.74	+10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.18 SCR661.58	$17.66 A$27.90	-61.8%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 62.2% more for housing

	Victoria	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$163.87 SCR2,347.55	$65.39 A$103.30	-60.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.92 SCR14,037.78	$1,783.31 A$2,817.23	+82.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.53 SCR11,382.05	$1,413.05 A$2,232.30	+77.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.52 SCR1,053.14	$183.02 A$289.13	+149.0%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Victoria	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,400.90	$1,847.17 A$2,918.11	+1002.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,868.55 SCR127,046.20	$14,503.36 A$22,912.11	+63.5%
Average			+532.9%

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pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07 SCR58.25	$7.25 A$11.45	+78.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.16 SCR73.95	$3.68 A$5.82	-28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.89 SCR327.86	$26.36 A$41.64	+15.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.81 SCR1,372.50	$65.69 A$103.78	-31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 SCR80.03	$14.33 A$22.64	+156.6%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 84.3% more for clothing

	Victoria	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.58 SCR982.48	$86.77 A$137.08	+26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 SCR419.71	$72.18 A$114.03	+146.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.44 SCR1,052.08	$119.51 A$188.80	+62.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.39 SCR1,094.37	$154.17 A$243.56	+101.8%
Average			+84.3%

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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: March 2025

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