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Vejle vs. Melbourne Cost of Living Summary

Vejle is 20.7% cheaper than Melbourne.

Restaurants: pay 21.4% more in Vejle
Groceries: pay 3.9% less in Vejle
Transportation: pay 22.3% more in Vejle
Housing: pay 42.4% less in Vejle
Childcare: pay 82.3% less in Vejle
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% less in Vejle
Clothing: pay 15.3% more in Vejle

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Vejle are more expensive than in Melbourne. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Vejle.

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Vejle vs. Melbourne Cost Breakdown

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pay 21.4% more for restaurants

	Melbourne	Vejle
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.04	$21.09 DKK140.27	+21.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.27 A$17.65	$13.56 DKK90.17	+10.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 A$4.46	$4.90 DKK32.56	+58.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 A$3.58	$3.26 DKK21.71	+31.1%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 3.9% less for groceries

	Melbourne	Vejle
Bread 1 loaf	$2.93 A$4.22	$3.01 DKK20.04	+2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.24 A$7.54	$6.80 DKK45.25	+29.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.80 A$8.35	$7.41 DKK49.31	+27.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.48 A$7.89	$4.93 DKK32.76	-10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.44 A$6.38	$5.47 DKK36.36	+23.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.84 A$2.65	$1.16 DKK7.73	-36.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.38 A$1.99	$1.39 DKK9.27	+0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 A$2.07	$1.71 DKK11.36	+18.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.14 A$3.08	$1.88 DKK12.50	-12.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 A$1.96	$1.07 DKK7.14	-21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 A$1.64	$0.75 DKK5.00	-34.1%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 22.3% more for transportation

	Melbourne	Vejle
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.46 A$7.86	$9.03 DKK60.09	+65.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$139.25 A$200.33	$71.55 DKK475.92	-48.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,538.88 A$41,057.24	$50,463.97 DKK336K	+76.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.56 A$22.39	$19.13 DKK127.25	+22.9%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 42.4% less for housing

	Melbourne	Vejle
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.47 A$81.23	$37.63 DKK250.30	-33.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,726.11 A$2,483.25	$911.38 DKK6,061.76	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,405.75 A$2,022.37	$772.04 DKK5,134.96	-45.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$176.73 A$254.26	$139.60 DKK928.53	-21.0%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 82.3% less for childcare

	Melbourne	Vejle
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,374.95 A$3,416.70	$376.60 DKK2,504.86	-84.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,879.04 A$42,985.24	$5,875.00 DKK39,075.79	-80.3%
Average			-82.3%

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pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Melbourne	Vejle
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.75 A$14.02	$9.04 DKK60.12	-7.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.02 A$5.78	$6.67 DKK44.34	+66.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$9.49 DKK63.12	-78.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.38 A$72.48	$46.07 DKK306.39	-8.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.32 A$22.04	$17.93 DKK119.23	+17.0%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 15.3% more for clothing

	Melbourne	Vejle
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.23 A$115.42	$109.21 DKK726.41	+36.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.88 A$71.76	$47.70 DKK317.28	-4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.33 A$171.67	$115.49 DKK768.16	-3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.46 A$190.56	$185.79 DKK1,235.73	+40.3%
Average			+15.3%

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