Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Australia

Sydney vs. Kingston Upon Hull Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 62.5% more expensive than Kingston Upon Hull.

Restaurants: pay 10.5% more in Sydney
Groceries: pay 63.1% more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 6.3% less in Sydney
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 39.7% more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.5% more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 79.2% more in Sydney

The cost of housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Sydney are more expensive than in Kingston Upon Hull. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Sydney.

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Sydney vs. Kingston Upon Hull Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sydney instead of Kingston Upon Hull, you would:

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pay 10.5% more for restaurants

	Kingston Upon Hull	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.15 £15.12	$17.41 A$25.04	-13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 £6.94	$11.84 A$17.03	+28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 £1.48	$2.81 A$4.04	+42.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 £1.06	$2.22 A$3.19	+56.3%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 63.1% more for groceries

	Kingston Upon Hull	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 £1.12	$2.85 A$4.09	+90.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.82 £2.12	$5.93 A$8.54	+110.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.93 £5.95	$6.42 A$9.24	-19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 £3.01	$5.56 A$7.99	+38.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 £2.47	$4.34 A$6.24	+31.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 £0.91	$1.81 A$2.60	+48.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 £0.55	$1.45 A$2.09	+98.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 £0.88	$1.56 A$2.24	+32.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 £0.65	$1.98 A$2.85	+129.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.53	$1.48 A$2.12	+109.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 £0.41	$1.07 A$1.54	+96.1%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 6.3% less for transportation

	Kingston Upon Hull	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.40 £5.56	$5.40 A$7.77	-27.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$96.46 £72.38	$151.36 A$217.75	+56.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	-24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.84 £10.38	$16.24 A$23.36	+17.4%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Kingston Upon Hull	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.13 £33.11	$56.21 A$80.87	+27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.65 £584.97	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	+222.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$712.25 £534.40	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	+144.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.72 £140.85	$168.46 A$242.35	-10.3%
Average			+127.7%

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pay 39.7% more for childcare

	Kingston Upon Hull	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,390.15 £1,043.03	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	+57.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,015.02 £17,268.17	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	+23.6%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 68.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kingston Upon Hull	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.29 £3.22	$7.66 A$11.02	+78.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.03 £3.02	$3.97 A$5.72	-1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.60	$44.55 A$64.09	+89.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.66 £28.26	$75.28 A$108.30	+99.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.75 £6.57	$17.41 A$25.04	+98.8%
Average			+68.5%

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pay 79.2% more for clothing

	Kingston Upon Hull	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.54 £38.67	$78.68 A$113.19	+52.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.09 £25.58	$69.62 A$100.16	+104.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.96 £59.24	$111.40 A$160.26	+41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.82 £42.63	$133.24 A$191.68	+134.5%
Average			+79.2%

Kingston Upon Hull vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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