Cost of living comparison

Portugal

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Australia

Sydney vs. Ponta Delgada Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 75.8% more expensive than Ponta Delgada.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% more in Sydney
Groceries: pay 47.3% more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 8.0% more in Sydney
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 5.8 times more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 54.1% more in Sydney

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Sydney are more expensive than in Ponta Delgada. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Sydney.

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Sydney vs. Ponta Delgada Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sydney instead of Ponta Delgada, you would:

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pay 24.2% more for restaurants

	Ponta Delgada	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.44 €11.99	$17.41 A$24.76	+29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.49	$11.84 A$16.84	+11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.81 €1.62	$2.81 A$4.00	+55.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 €1.64	$2.22 A$3.15	+20.7%
Average			+24.2%

Ponta Delgada vs. Sydney - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.3% more for groceries

	Ponta Delgada	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$1.64 €1.46	$2.85 A$4.05	+73.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.25 €7.36	$5.93 A$8.44	-28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.68 €3.28	$6.42 A$9.13	+74.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.01 €2.69	$5.56 A$7.90	+84.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.14 €4.59	$4.34 A$6.17	-15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.98	$1.81 A$2.57	+64.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.70	$1.45 A$2.07	+86.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$1.56 A$2.22	+61.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.23	$1.98 A$2.82	+43.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.64	$1.48 A$2.10	+106.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.67	$1.07 A$1.52	+41.7%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

	Ponta Delgada	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.68 €6.86	$5.40 A$7.68	-29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.99 €49.97	$151.36 A$215.30	+170.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €30,025.17	$28,893.97 A$41,100.95	-14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73 €14.93	$16.24 A$23.10	-3.0%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Ponta Delgada	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.55 €37.98	$56.21 A$79.96	+32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,175.72 €1,049.38	$2,517.32 A$3,580.82	+114.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.46 €624.30	$1,743.66 A$2,480.32	+149.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.17 €97.44	$168.46 A$239.63	+54.3%
Average			+111.5%

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

	Ponta Delgada	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$279.93 €249.85	$2,195.71 A$3,123.34	+684.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,718.41 €5,996.44	$28,441.13 A$40,456.80	+323.3%
Average			+476.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ponta Delgada	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.75	$7.66 A$10.89	+148.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 €1.60	$3.97 A$5.65	+121.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.04 €4.50	$44.55 A$63.37	+784.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.03 €29.48	$75.28 A$107.09	+127.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.41 €8.40	$17.41 A$24.76	+85.1%
Average			+150.7%

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pay 54.1% more for clothing

	Ponta Delgada	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.59 €42.47	$78.68 A$111.91	+65.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.59 €29.98	$69.62 A$99.04	+107.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.18 €59.96	$111.40 A$158.46	+65.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.37 €119.93	$133.24 A$189.52	-0.8%
Average			+54.1%

Ponta Delgada vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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