Handlebar stolen along with gear shifter and brake triggers. What to do how much am i looking to spend? So live in Redfern, Sydney, Australia. I keep my bike at my dad's and he asked me to lock my bike near the police station for a while because he was fixing up his apartment. This was before I left on holidays. He messages me that he checked on the bike and that while the bike is intact, the handlebars were missing. To which I exclaimed as handlebars I imagine are easy to replace. The gears and wheels and pedals are still intact.

But then he added the brake levers and gear shifters are missing. Now I'm sure brake levers and specially gear shifters are going to be a pain but I'm not sure how much of a pain. My bike is a $400/$500 Malvern Star (Australian brand) hybrid with Shimano parts. 

How much will this repair cost?
I don’t know about Australia but here in Austria a cheap 9/3 speed Shimano Alivio combined brake lever + shifter can be had for 18.95€. Add another 20€ or so for the handlebar and you end up around 60€ for the repair.

This assumes your bike uses mechanical brakes and 9-speed MTB gears. 10 speed will be more expensive. Hydraulic equipment and refilling hydraulic brakes will be more expensive as well.