Cost of living comparison

Spain

compared to

Australia

Sydney vs. Oviedo Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 64.8% more expensive than Oviedo.

Restaurants: pay 19.0% less in Sydney
Groceries: pay 37.0% more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 27.2% more in Sydney
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.4% more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 11.9% less in Sydney

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

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Sydney vs. Oviedo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.0% less for restaurants

	Oviedo	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.19 €22.42	$17.41 A$25.04	-30.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$11.84 A$17.03	-11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.86 €2.55	$2.81 A$4.04	-1.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 €1.92	$2.22 A$3.19	+2.6%
Average			-19.0%

Oviedo vs. Sydney - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.0% more for groceries

	Oviedo	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 €1.02	$2.85 A$4.09	+149.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.72 €5.98	$5.93 A$8.54	-11.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 €3.99	$6.42 A$9.24	+43.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.12 €3.66	$5.56 A$7.99	+35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 €3.62	$4.34 A$6.24	+6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$1.81 A$2.60	+42.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.45 A$2.09	+54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$1.56 A$2.24	+53.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.41	$1.98 A$2.85	+24.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.85	$1.48 A$2.12	+54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$1.07 A$1.54	+9.0%
Average			+37.0%

Oviedo vs. Sydney - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.2% more for transportation

	Oviedo	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.71 €5.98	$5.40 A$7.77	-19.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$151.36 A$217.75	+350.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.25 €14.46	$16.24 A$23.36	-0.1%
Average			+27.2%

Oviedo vs. Sydney - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Oviedo	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.03 €29.40	$56.21 A$80.87	+70.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$933.86 €831.17	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	+169.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$680.10 €605.31	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	+156.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$117.52 €104.60	$168.46 A$242.35	+43.3%
Average			+134.9%

Oviedo vs. Sydney - Cost of housing

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Oviedo	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.32 €306.46	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	+537.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,420.41 €7,494.47	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	+237.8%
Average			+364.1%

Oviedo vs. Sydney - Cost of childcare

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pay 98.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Oviedo	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.49	$7.66 A$11.02	+95.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 €2.06	$3.97 A$5.72	+72.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.99 €5.33	$44.55 A$64.09	+643.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.42 €39.53	$75.28 A$108.30	+69.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$17.41 A$25.04	+55.4%
Average			+98.4%

Oviedo vs. Sydney - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.9% less for clothing

	Oviedo	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.49 €95.67	$78.68 A$113.19	-26.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.78 €64.78	$69.62 A$100.16	-4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.17 €109.63	$111.40 A$160.26	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.97 €124.58	$133.24 A$191.68	-4.8%
Average			-11.9%

Oviedo vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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