Cost of living comparison
Sydney is 40.9% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Sydney instead of Spain, you would:
pay 3.3% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.26
|
$11.74
CA$16.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.24
|
$7.28
CA$9.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$2.24
CA$3.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.41
|
$2.06
CA$2.81
|
|
pay 40.6% more for groceries
Spain
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
$2.62
CA$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.71
|
$3.30
CA$4.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.86
|
$8.74
CA$11.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.33
|
$3.45
CA$4.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$3.83
CA$5.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$3.33
CA$4.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.67
CA$0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.39
CA$0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.17
CA$1.59
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Spain
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.02
|
$4.21
CA$5.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.65
|
$49.54
CA$67.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,003.84
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,018.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.25
|
?? | |
pay 16.8% more for housing
Spain
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.14
|
$69.72
CA$95.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€763.07
|
$978.52
CA$1,334.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€612.82
|
$513.72
CA$700.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.25
|
$70.15
CA$95.70
|
|
pay 92.6% more for childcare
Spain
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€351.07
|
$733.89
CA$1,001.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,825.75
|
?? | |
pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$2.94
CA$4.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.13
|
$18.35
CA$25.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.63
|
$51.01
CA$69.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.80
|
$8.07
CA$11.01
|
|
pay 66.0% more for clothing
Spain
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.31
|
$88.07
CA$120.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.98
|
$87.15
CA$118.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.17
|
$110.08
CA$150.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.71
|
$110.08
CA$150.18
|
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