Cost of living comparison
Boston is 19.0% more expensive than Sydney.
If you lived in Boston instead of Sydney, you would:
pay 23.5% more for restaurants
Sydney
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
A$24.12
|
$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
A$15.07
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
A$3.91
|
$2.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
A$3.17
|
$2.56
|
|
pay 50.4% more for groceries
Sydney
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.77
A$4.19
|
$4.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.64
A$8.52
|
$10.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
A$8.52
|
$4.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
A$6.11
|
$4.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
A$5.86
|
$6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.21
|
$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
A$1.90
|
$0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.09
|
$2.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
A$2.88
|
$2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
A$1.66
|
$1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
A$1.53
|
$1.70
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
Sydney
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
A$7.80
|
$3.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$145.34
A$219.75
|
$90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,050.15
A$43,922.38
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.58
A$43.21
|
$16.72
|
|
pay 32.8% more for housing
Sydney
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.02
A$78.65
|
$69.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.69
A$3,301.64
|
$3,145.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,498.67
A$2,265.92
|
$2,256.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.85
A$223.55
|
$150.95
|
|
pay 45.6% more for childcare
Sydney
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,085.41
A$3,153.03
|
$2,416.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,979.19
A$24,159.74
|
$28,000.00
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sydney
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.86
A$10.37
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
A$5.04
|
$5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$33.23
A$50.24
|
$13.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.10
A$89.35
|
$95.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.29
A$23.11
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Sydney
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
A$113.11
|
$58.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.29
A$92.67
|
$44.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.17
A$166.57
|
$92.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.65
A$197.53
|
$155.69
|
|
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