Cost of living comparison
Wollongong is 84.6% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Wollongong instead of Greece, you would:
pay 70.9% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Wollongong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.64
|
$17.28
A$25.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
$7.51
A$11.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$2.33
A$3.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$2.31
A$3.46
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
Greece
|
Wollongong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.73
A$2.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.01
|
$5.54
A$8.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.58
|
$4.60
A$6.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.77
|
$2.94
A$4.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.94
|
$3.97
A$5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.19
A$1.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.04
A$1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.56
A$2.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$2.02
A$3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.75
A$1.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.75
A$1.13
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
Greece
|
Wollongong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.19
|
$4.62
A$6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.98
|
$47.95
A$71.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,599.33
|
$29,523.01
A$44,315.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.49
|
$17.81
A$26.74
|
|
pay 66.5% more for housing
Greece
|
Wollongong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.22
|
$50.51
A$75.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€487.38
|
$1,277.49
A$1,917.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€374.32
|
$755.42
A$1,133.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.27
|
$141.57
A$212.51
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Wollongong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€323.08
|
$1,595.01
A$2,394.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,133.01
|
$14,626.48
A$21,955.09
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Wollongong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.89
|
$7.31
A$10.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.24
|
$3.74
A$5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
$26.58
A$39.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.86
|
$49.25
A$73.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.22
|
$14.95
A$22.45
|
|
pay 60.7% more for clothing
Greece
|
Wollongong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.19
|
$92.73
A$139.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.88
|
$83.64
A$125.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.93
|
$129.37
A$194.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.72
|
$172.79
A$259.37
|
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