Cost of living comparison
Middlesbrough is 6.8% more expensive than Australia.
If you lived in Middlesbrough instead of Australia, you would:
pay 5.8% more for restaurants
Australia
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.34
|
$21.44
£16.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.81
|
$11.35
£8.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.87
|
$2.77
£2.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.23
|
$1.53
£1.20
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
Australia
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.51
|
$1.81
£1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.11
|
$2.97
£2.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.68
|
$7.24
£5.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.82
|
$3.03
£2.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$6.01
|
$2.55
£2.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.15
|
$1.06
£0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.88
|
$0.86
£0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.09
|
$0.90
£0.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$3.02
|
$0.86
£0.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.71
|
$0.77
£0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.43
|
$0.55
£0.43
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Australia
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.14
|
$7.36
£5.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$127.45
|
$75.67
£59.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$42,039.13
|
$31,530.42
£24,745.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.35
|
$13.04
£10.23
|
|
pay 32.6% more for housing
Australia
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$83.54
|
$61.48
£48.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,898.41
|
$567.55
£445.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,465.89
|
$662.14
£519.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$214.10
|
$434.01
£340.61
|
|
pay 24.8% more for childcare
Australia
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,078.21
|
$882.85
£692.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$22,213.00
|
$27,326.37
£21,445.90
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$10.10
|
$6.31
£4.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.44
|
$3.56
£2.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$42.45
|
$17.03
£13.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$81.24
|
$48.43
£38.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.98
|
$15.13
£11.88
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
Australia
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$113.59
|
$99.32
£77.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$81.94
|
$54.65
£42.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$154.56
|
$157.65
£123.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$178.24
|
$79.88
£62.69
|
|
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