Cost of living comparison
Sydney is 14.3% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Sydney instead of Paris, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$16.01
A$24.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$2.30
A$3.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.51
|
$2.14
A$3.24
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
Paris
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.12
|
$2.56
A$3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.00
|
$4.78
A$7.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$6.57
A$9.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
$4.14
A$6.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.95
|
$3.89
A$5.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$1.43
A$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.14
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.25
A$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.73
|
$2.36
A$3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.14
A$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.02
A$1.54
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
Paris
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.61
|
$5.16
A$7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.76
|
$145.04
A$219.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,462.09
|
$23,545.49
A$35,647.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.33
|
$18.28
A$27.68
|
|
pay 30.6% more for housing
Paris
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.27
|
$54.83
A$83.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,335.70
|
$1,983.29
A$3,002.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€963.83
|
$1,436.20
A$2,174.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€157.56
|
$132.10
A$200.00
|
|
pay 48.2% more for childcare
Paris
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€770.86
|
$1,738.06
A$2,631.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,773.64
|
$15,702.02
A$23,772.94
|
|
pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.14
|
$6.67
A$10.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$3.22
A$4.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.72
|
$27.56
A$41.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.46
|
$61.90
A$93.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$16.01
A$24.24
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Paris
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€102.58
|
$80.63
A$122.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.99
|
$55.89
A$84.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.87
|
$114.63
A$173.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.00
|
$135.32
A$204.88
|
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