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France

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Australia

Sydney vs. Aix-en-provence Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 34.9% more expensive than Aix-en-provence.

Restaurants: pay 13.1% less in Sydney
Groceries: pay 5.0% more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 16.7% more in Sydney
Housing: pay 91.9% more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 100.0% more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.9% more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 11.8% less in Sydney

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Sydney are more expensive than in Aix-en-provence. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Sydney. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Sydney.

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Sydney vs. Aix-en-provence Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sydney instead of Aix-en-provence, you would:

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pay 13.1% less for restaurants

	Aix-en-provence	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.16 €17.94	$17.41 A$25.04	-13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$11.84 A$17.03	-11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.67 €3.27	$2.81 A$4.04	-23.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 €2.03	$2.22 A$3.19	-3.0%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 5.0% more for groceries

	Aix-en-provence	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$2.85 A$4.09	+28.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.64 €9.47	$5.93 A$8.54	-44.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.66 €4.15	$6.42 A$9.24	+37.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.79 €4.26	$5.56 A$7.99	+16.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.62 €6.78	$4.34 A$6.24	-43.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.13	$1.81 A$2.60	+42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 €0.99	$1.45 A$2.09	+30.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.13	$1.56 A$2.24	+23.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 €1.63	$1.98 A$2.85	+8.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$1.48 A$2.12	+16.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$1.07 A$1.54	-8.9%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 16.7% more for transportation

	Aix-en-provence	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.05 €7.17	$5.40 A$7.77	-32.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$151.36 A$217.75	+350.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,599.83 €30,795.09	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	-16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.43 €19.08	$16.24 A$23.36	-24.2%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 91.9% more for housing

	Aix-en-provence	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.45 €29.77	$56.21 A$80.87	+68.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,154.67 €1,027.70	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	+118.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$856.37 €762.20	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	+103.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.19 €122.99	$168.46 A$242.35	+21.9%
Average			+91.9%

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pay 100.0% more for childcare

	Aix-en-provence	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$984.43 €876.18	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	+123.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,859.19 €14,115.25	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	+79.3%
Average			+100.0%

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pay 38.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Aix-en-provence	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €6.98	$7.66 A$11.02	-2.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 €3.31	$3.97 A$5.72	+6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$44.55 A$64.09	+231.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.51 €33.39	$75.28 A$108.30	+100.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$17.41 A$25.04	+11.0%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 11.8% less for clothing

	Aix-en-provence	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.41 €99.16	$78.68 A$113.19	-29.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.68 €61.13	$69.62 A$100.16	+1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 €93.02	$111.40 A$160.26	+6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$167.96 €149.49	$133.24 A$191.68	-20.7%
Average			-11.8%

Aix-en-provence vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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