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Australia vs. Douglas Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 12.4% cheaper than Douglas.

Restaurants: pay 10.4% less in Australia
Groceries: pay 3.6% more in Australia
Transportation: pay 17.7% less in Australia
Housing: pay 21.4% less in Australia
Childcare: pay 34.0% less in Australia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.5% less in Australia
Clothing: pay 1.6% more in Australia

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

Australia vs. Douglas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Australia instead of Douglas, you would:

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pay 10.4% less for restaurants

	Douglas	Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.38 £22.15	$17.15 A$24.97	-41.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.14 £7.64	$9.64 A$14.04	-4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 £2.04	$2.63 A$3.83	-2.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 £1.50	$2.14 A$3.12	+7.6%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 3.6% more for groceries

	Douglas	Australia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 £1.70	$2.39 A$3.48	+6.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.56 £2.68	$4.21 A$6.14	+18.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.28 £6.24	$5.84 A$8.51	-29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 £3.76	$4.36 A$6.36	-12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 £2.74	$3.87 A$5.64	+6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.83	$1.48 A$2.16	+34.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 £0.62	$1.27 A$1.85	+55.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.98	$1.32 A$1.92	+1.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.35	$1.93 A$2.81	+7.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.03	$1.10 A$1.60	-19.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.03	$0.97 A$1.42	-28.4%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 17.7% less for transportation

	Douglas	Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.98 £6.01	$4.48 A$6.52	-43.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.03 £67.11	$86.18 A$125.51	-3.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,200.43 £25,779.05	$27,666.22 A$40,294.55	-19.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.70 £14.09	$17.83 A$25.97	-4.6%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 21.4% less for housing

	Douglas	Australia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.34 £56.03	$54.93 A$80.01	-26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,259.12 £949.08	$1,188.50 A$1,731.00	-5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,096.96 £826.85	$962.42 A$1,401.72	-12.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$228.92 £172.55	$133.71 A$194.75	-41.6%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 34.0% less for childcare

	Douglas	Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,671.96 £1,260.26	$1,475.00 A$2,148.26	-11.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$31,716.53 £23,906.77	$13,848.50 A$20,169.68	-56.3%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Douglas	Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 £4.93	$6.47 A$9.42	-1.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 £3.94	$3.56 A$5.19	-31.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.03 £16.61	$28.78 A$41.91	+30.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.44 £49.32	$51.13 A$74.47	-21.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.03 £12.08	$13.10 A$19.08	-18.3%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 1.6% more for clothing

	Douglas	Australia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.82 £72.98	$69.65 A$101.44	-28.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.07 £33.97	$48.53 A$70.69	+7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.40 £84.72	$99.22 A$144.50	-11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.90 £58.72	$107.98 A$157.27	+38.6%
Average			+1.6%

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