Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Australia

Sydney vs. Stoke-On-Trent Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 60.3% more expensive than Stoke-On-Trent.

Groceries: pay 49.5% more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 2.7% less in Sydney
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.3% more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 51.3% more in Sydney

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

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Sydney vs. Stoke-On-Trent Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sydney instead of Stoke-On-Trent, you would:

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pay about the same for restaurants

	Stoke-On-Trent	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.79 £17.81	$17.41 A$25.33	-26.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.24 £7.67	$11.84 A$17.23	+15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 £1.41	$2.81 A$4.09	+49.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 £1.01	$2.22 A$3.22	+64.4%

Stoke-On-Trent vs. Sydney - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.5% more for groceries

	Stoke-On-Trent	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 £1.19	$2.85 A$4.14	+79.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 £2.98	$5.93 A$8.64	+49.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.63 £4.21	$6.42 A$9.34	+14.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.48 £2.61	$5.56 A$8.08	+59.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.76 £2.81	$4.34 A$6.31	+15.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 £0.94	$1.81 A$2.63	+43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.56	$1.45 A$2.12	+94.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 £0.85	$1.56 A$2.27	+36.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.98	$1.98 A$2.88	+51.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 £0.68	$1.48 A$2.15	+63.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$1.07 A$1.56	+58.2%
Average			+49.5%

Stoke-On-Trent vs. Sydney - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7% less for transportation

	Stoke-On-Trent	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 £5.92	$5.40 A$7.86	-31.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.00 £55.40	$151.36 A$220.28	+104.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,376.84 £27,982.96	$28,893.97 A$42,052.05	-22.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.59 £11.67	$16.24 A$23.63	+4.1%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Stoke-On-Trent	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.18 £30.83	$56.21 A$81.81	+36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$753.22 £563.91	$2,517.32 A$3,663.68	+234.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$660.72 £494.66	$1,743.66 A$2,537.71	+163.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$227.49 £170.32	$168.46 A$245.17	-26.0%
Average			+131.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Stoke-On-Trent	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$914.87 £684.94	$2,195.71 A$3,195.62	+140.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,788.66 £11,820.51	$28,441.13 A$41,393.00	+80.1%
Average			+107.9%

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pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Stoke-On-Trent	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.61 £4.95	$7.66 A$11.15	+15.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.41 £3.30	$3.97 A$5.78	-10.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.14 £15.83	$44.55 A$64.84	+110.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.43 £19.79	$75.28 A$109.56	+184.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.90	$17.41 A$25.33	+46.4%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 51.3% more for clothing

	Stoke-On-Trent	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.88 £56.06	$78.68 A$114.50	+5.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.43 £19.79	$69.62 A$101.33	+163.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.94 £60.60	$111.40 A$162.13	+37.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.91 £72.55	$133.24 A$193.91	+37.5%
Average			+51.3%

Stoke-On-Trent vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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