Cost of living comparison

Italy

compared to

Australia

Sydney vs. Monza Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 44.1% more expensive than Monza.

Restaurants: pay 6.5% less in Sydney
Groceries: pay 17.2% more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 0.6% less in Sydney
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 98.0% more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.6% more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 3.1% more in Sydney

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

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Sydney vs. Monza Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.5% less for restaurants

	Monza	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$17.41 A$25.04	-22.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$11.84 A$17.03	+5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.58 €3.19	$2.81 A$4.04	-21.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 €1.18	$2.22 A$3.19	+67.2%
Average			-6.5%

Monza vs. Sydney - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.2% more for groceries

	Monza	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 €1.99	$2.85 A$4.09	+27.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.46 €10.20	$5.93 A$8.54	-48.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.33 €4.75	$6.42 A$9.24	+20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.31 €2.95	$5.56 A$7.99	+67.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.43 €5.72	$4.34 A$6.24	-32.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.25 €1.12	$1.81 A$2.60	+44.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.73	$1.45 A$2.09	+76.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.34	$1.56 A$2.24	+3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$1.98 A$2.85	+30.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.83	$1.48 A$2.12	+58.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$1.07 A$1.54	+17.3%
Average			+17.2%

Monza vs. Sydney - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.6% less for transportation

	Monza	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86 €7.00	$5.40 A$7.77	-31.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.18 €59.80	$151.36 A$217.75	+125.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,317.50 €32,323.89	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	-20.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.69 €15.75	$16.24 A$23.36	-8.2%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Monza	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.25 €24.25	$56.21 A$80.87	+106.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,030.16 €916.88	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	+144.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$778.78 €693.14	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	+123.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$149.51 €133.07	$168.46 A$242.35	+12.7%
Average			+108.3%

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pay 98.0% more for childcare

	Monza	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$847.27 €754.10	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	+159.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,804.09 €16,736.32	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	+51.2%
Average			+98.0%

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pay 81.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Monza	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$7.66 A$11.02	+36.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 €1.63	$3.97 A$5.72	+116.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$44.55 A$64.09	+563.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.59 €42.36	$75.28 A$108.30	+58.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.88 €11.46	$17.41 A$25.04	+35.2%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 3.1% more for clothing

	Monza	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.58 €79.73	$78.68 A$113.19	-12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.79 €39.86	$69.62 A$100.16	+55.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.24 €96.34	$111.40 A$160.26	+2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$165.48 €147.28	$133.24 A$191.68	-19.5%
Average			+3.1%

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