Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

compared to

Australia

Sydney vs. Liverpool Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 33.8% more expensive than Liverpool.

Restaurants: pay 7.9% less in Sydney
Groceries: pay 44.1% more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 15.5% less in Sydney
Housing: pay 77.4% more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 49.2% more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.0% more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 19.2% more in Sydney

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

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Sydney vs. Liverpool Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.9% less for restaurants

	Liverpool	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.11 £18.77	$17.41 A$24.76	-30.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.29 £7.69	$11.84 A$16.84	+15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 £1.81	$2.81 A$4.00	+16.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 £1.38	$2.22 A$3.15	+19.8%
Average			-7.9%

Liverpool vs. Sydney - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.1% more for groceries

	Liverpool	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 £1.25	$2.85 A$4.05	+69.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 £2.98	$5.93 A$8.44	+49.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 £4.92	$6.42 A$9.13	-2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.79 £2.83	$5.56 A$7.90	+46.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.76 £2.81	$4.34 A$6.17	+15.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 £0.95	$1.81 A$2.57	+41.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.56	$1.45 A$2.07	+94.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 £0.95	$1.56 A$2.22	+23.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.98	$1.98 A$2.82	+51.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 £0.68	$1.48 A$2.10	+63.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$1.07 A$1.52	+58.2%
Average			+44.1%

Liverpool vs. Sydney - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.5% less for transportation

	Liverpool	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 £5.91	$5.40 A$7.68	-31.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.07 £77.07	$151.36 A$215.30	+46.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	$28,893.97 A$41,100.95	-24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.16 £19.56	$16.24 A$23.10	-37.9%
Average			-15.5%

Liverpool vs. Sydney - Cost of transportation

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pay 77.4% more for housing

	Liverpool	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.18 £30.79	$56.21 A$79.96	+36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,176.48 £879.64	$2,517.32 A$3,580.82	+114.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$827.07 £618.40	$1,743.66 A$2,480.32	+110.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$227.49 £170.10	$168.46 A$239.63	-26.0%
Average			+77.4%

Liverpool vs. Sydney - Cost of housing

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pay 49.2% more for childcare

	Liverpool	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,775.86 £1,327.80	$2,195.71 A$3,123.34	+23.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,788.66 £11,805.05	$28,441.13 A$40,456.80	+80.1%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Liverpool	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.61 £4.94	$7.66 A$10.89	+15.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04 £3.77	$3.97 A$5.65	-21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.54	$44.55 A$63.37	+89.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.74 £24.48	$75.28 A$107.09	+129.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.50 £13.83	$17.41 A$24.76	-5.9%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 19.2% more for clothing

	Liverpool	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.91 £68.72	$78.68 A$111.91	-14.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.87 £32.05	$69.62 A$99.04	+62.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.99 £75.51	$111.40 A$158.46	+10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.04 £75.55	$133.24 A$189.52	+31.9%
Average			+19.2%

Liverpool vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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