Cost of living comparison

Spain

compared to

Australia

Sydney vs. Santiago de Compostela Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 98.4% more expensive than Santiago de Compostela.

Restaurants: pay 21.9% more in Sydney
Groceries: pay 71.7% more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 28.9% more in Sydney
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 11.3% more in Sydney

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Sydney are more expensive than in Santiago de Compostela. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Sydney.

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Sydney vs. Santiago de Compostela Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sydney instead of Santiago de Compostela, you would:

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pay 21.9% more for restaurants

	Santiago de Compostela	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	$9.52 €8.49	$11.84 A$16.84	+24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.74 €2.45	$2.81 A$4.00	+2.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 €1.93	$2.22 A$3.15	+2.6%
Average			+21.9%

Santiago de Compostela vs. Sydney - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.7% more for groceries

	Santiago de Compostela	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 €1.02	$2.85 A$4.05	+149.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.48 €4.00	$5.93 A$8.44	+32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 €4.00	$6.42 A$9.13	+43.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 €2.50	$5.56 A$7.90	+98.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 €2.72	$4.34 A$6.17	+42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.81 A$2.57	+92.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.45 A$2.07	+54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.59	$1.56 A$2.22	+135.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$1.98 A$2.82	+56.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.82	$1.48 A$2.10	+61.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.59	$1.07 A$1.52	+62.0%
Average			+71.7%

Santiago de Compostela vs. Sydney - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.9% more for transportation

	Santiago de Compostela	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.52 €5.82	$5.40 A$7.68	-17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.98	$151.36 A$215.30	+350.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,481.31	$28,893.97 A$41,100.95	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.73 €14.04	$16.24 A$23.10	+3.2%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Santiago de Compostela	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.03 €29.48	$56.21 A$79.96	+70.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.83 €649.61	$2,517.32 A$3,580.82	+245.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.28 €457.23	$1,743.66 A$2,480.32	+240.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$117.52 €104.90	$168.46 A$239.63	+43.3%
Average			+190.6%

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Santiago de Compostela	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.92 €299.82	$2,195.71 A$3,123.34	+553.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,420.41 €7,515.54	$28,441.13 A$40,456.80	+237.8%
Average			+369.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago de Compostela	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 €2.70	$7.66 A$10.89	+153.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 €1.78	$3.97 A$5.65	+99.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 €5.25	$44.55 A$63.37	+657.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.76 €45.31	$75.28 A$107.09	+48.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 €8.99	$17.41 A$24.76	+72.7%
Average			+114.2%

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pay 11.3% more for clothing

	Santiago de Compostela	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.58 €79.95	$78.68 A$111.91	-12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.99 €56.22	$69.62 A$99.04	+10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.78 €89.95	$111.40 A$158.46	+10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.31 €83.28	$133.24 A$189.52	+42.8%
Average			+11.3%

Santiago de Compostela vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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