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Svendborg vs. Adelaide Cost of Living Summary

Svendborg is 20.5% cheaper than Adelaide.

Restaurants: pay 23.6% more in Svendborg
Groceries: pay 14.1% less in Svendborg
Transportation: pay 57.4% more in Svendborg
Housing: pay 41.6% less in Svendborg
Childcare: pay 87.1% less in Svendborg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% less in Svendborg
Clothing: pay 27.6% more in Svendborg

The cost of transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Svendborg are more expensive than in Adelaide. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Svendborg.

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Svendborg vs. Adelaide Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Svendborg instead of Adelaide, you would:

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pay 23.6% more for restaurants

	Adelaide	Svendborg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.04	$20.97 DKK139.50	+20.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.70 A$16.83	$14.98 DKK99.64	+28.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$3.97	$3.65 DKK24.25	+32.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.39 A$3.44	$2.74 DKK18.20	+14.5%
Average			+23.6%

Adelaide vs. Svendborg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.1% less for groceries

	Adelaide	Svendborg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 A$3.95	$2.58 DKK17.19	-5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 A$8.02	$6.10 DKK40.60	+9.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.49 A$10.78	$7.49 DKK49.79	-0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.74 A$8.25	$4.34 DKK28.89	-24.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 A$5.70	$5.07 DKK33.75	+28.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 A$2.57	$1.51 DKK10.06	-15.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.37 A$1.96	$1.05 DKK7.01	-22.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 A$2.19	$1.22 DKK8.14	-19.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.25 A$3.24	$1.65 DKK10.96	-26.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 A$2.15	$0.88 DKK5.82	-41.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.58	$0.92 DKK6.12	-16.4%
Average			-14.1%

Adelaide vs. Svendborg - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.4% more for transportation

	Adelaide	Svendborg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.22 A$7.50	$8.81 DKK58.56	+68.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$83.55 A$120.20	$102.37 DKK680.87	+22.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,937.53 A$38,753.46	$47,563.68 DKK316K	+76.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.16 A$24.68	$28.01 DKK186.33	+63.3%
Average			+57.4%

Adelaide vs. Svendborg - Cost of transportation

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pay 41.6% less for housing

	Adelaide	Svendborg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.34 A$81.06	$32.84 DKK218.41	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,692.64 A$2,435.10	$797.72 DKK5,305.81	-52.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,271.03 A$1,828.55	$719.07 DKK4,782.70	-43.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$137.04 A$197.15	$154.65 DKK1,028.63	+12.9%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 87.1% less for childcare

	Adelaide	Svendborg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,057.82 A$2,960.47	$325.03 DKK2,161.85	-84.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,149.34 A$20,355.84	$1,498.07 DKK9,963.95	-89.4%
Average			-87.1%

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pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Adelaide	Svendborg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.02	$7.49 DKK49.82	-2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.98 A$5.73	$6.29 DKK41.85	+57.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$9.29 DKK61.78	-79.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.98 A$92.05	$39.25 DKK261.06	-38.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.06 A$24.54	$17.98 DKK119.57	+5.4%
Average			-16.4%

Adelaide vs. Svendborg - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.6% more for clothing

	Adelaide	Svendborg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 A$102.80	$139.67 DKK928.97	+95.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.92 A$77.57	$48.89 DKK325.16	-9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.83 A$166.64	$137.22 DKK912.70	+18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.21 A$198.83	$174.67 DKK1,161.80	+26.4%
Average			+27.6%

Adelaide vs. Svendborg - Cost of clothing

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