Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Australia

Sydney vs. Harlow Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 38.5% more expensive than Harlow.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% less in Sydney
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 22.2% less in Sydney
Housing: pay 46.4% more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 72.6% more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.1% more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 88.2% more in Sydney

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

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Sydney vs. Harlow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sydney instead of Harlow, you would:

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pay 2.1% less for restaurants

	Harlow	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.08 £15.76	$17.41 A$24.76	-17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.90	$11.84 A$16.84	+12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.67 £2.00	$2.81 A$4.00	+5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.81 £1.35	$2.22 A$3.15	+22.7%
Average			-2.1%

Harlow vs. Sydney - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Harlow	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 £1.01	$2.85 A$4.05	+109.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 £2.47	$5.93 A$8.44	+80.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 £3.74	$6.42 A$9.13	+28.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 £1.72	$5.56 A$7.90	+141.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 £2.06	$4.34 A$6.17	+57.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 £0.67	$1.81 A$2.57	+100.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 £0.40	$1.45 A$2.07	+169.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 £0.38	$1.56 A$2.22	+205.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 £0.67	$1.98 A$2.82	+120.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.55	$1.48 A$2.10	+99.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 £0.44	$1.07 A$1.52	+80.3%
Average			+103.1%

Harlow vs. Sydney - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.2% less for transportation

	Harlow	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.05 £5.27	$5.40 A$7.68	-23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$151.36 A$215.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,561.84 £28,084.69	$28,893.97 A$41,100.95	-23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.08 £14.27	$16.24 A$23.10	-14.9%
Average			-22.2%

Harlow vs. Sydney - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.4% more for housing

	Harlow	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.08 £21.00	$56.21 A$79.96	+100.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,387.51 £1,037.43	$2,517.32 A$3,580.82	+81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,321.44 £988.03	$1,743.66 A$2,480.32	+32.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.28 £128.07	$168.46 A$239.63	-1.6%
Average			+46.4%

Harlow vs. Sydney - Cost of housing

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pay 72.6% more for childcare

	Harlow	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,057.15 £790.42	$2,195.71 A$3,123.34	+107.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,821.55 £14,820.42	$28,441.13 A$40,456.80	+43.5%
Average			+72.6%

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pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Harlow	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.90 £5.16	$7.66 A$10.89	+11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.57 £4.17	$3.97 A$5.65	-28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.97 £15.68	$44.55 A$63.37	+112.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 £34.58	$75.28 A$107.09	+62.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.55 £9.38	$17.41 A$24.76	+38.7%
Average			+26.1%

Harlow vs. Sydney - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 88.2% more for clothing

	Harlow	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.38 £51.87	$78.68 A$111.91	+13.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.38 £23.47	$69.62 A$99.04	+121.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.63 £58.05	$111.40 A$158.46	+43.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.32 £28.65	$133.24 A$189.52	+247.7%
Average			+88.2%

Harlow vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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