Cost of living comparison
Sydney is 30.7% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Sydney instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.84
|
$15.95
A$24.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.07
|
$9.97
A$15.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$2.58
A$3.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$2.10
A$3.18
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$2.77
A$4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$5.64
A$8.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.60
|
$5.64
A$8.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.52
|
$4.04
A$6.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$3.87
A$5.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.46
A$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.26
A$1.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.39
A$2.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.91
A$2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.10
A$1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$1.01
A$1.53
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
Ireland
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.70
|
$5.16
A$7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.93
|
$145.34
A$220.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,226.71
|
$29,050.15
A$43,975.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.28
|
$28.58
A$43.26
|
|
pay 20.5% more for housing
Ireland
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.57
|
$52.02
A$78.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,287.29
|
$2,183.69
A$3,305.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,082.22
|
$1,498.67
A$2,268.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.55
|
$147.85
A$223.82
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Ireland
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,019.87
|
$2,085.41
A$3,156.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,915.31
|
$15,979.19
A$24,188.91
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.57
|
$6.86
A$10.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$3.33
A$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.26
|
$33.23
A$50.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.01
|
$59.10
A$89.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.31
|
$15.29
A$23.14
|
|
pay 25.9% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.39
|
$74.81
A$113.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.38
|
$61.29
A$92.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.12
|
$110.17
A$166.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.22
|
$130.65
A$197.77
|
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