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Australia

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Canary Islands vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Canary Islands is 40.5% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% less in Canary Islands
Groceries: pay 24.1% less in Canary Islands
Transportation: pay 2.5% more in Canary Islands
Housing: pay 55.7% less in Canary Islands
Childcare: pay 81.9% less in Canary Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.0% less in Canary Islands
Clothing: pay 24.2% less in Canary Islands

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Canary Islands.

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Canary Islands vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canary Islands instead of Sydney, you would:

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pay 11.0% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Canary Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.04	$20.16 €17.94	+15.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$17.03	$9.52 €8.47	-19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.04	$1.92 €1.71	-31.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.19	$1.12 €1.00	-49.5%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 24.1% less for groceries

	Sydney	Canary Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.09	$2.43 €2.16	-14.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.54	$9.80 €8.72	+65.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.24	$5.12 €4.56	-20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.99	$2.24 €1.99	-59.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.24	$4.57 €4.07	+5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.60	$1.23 €1.10	-31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.09	$1.06 €0.94	-27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.24	$1.00 €0.89	-35.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.85	$1.16 €1.03	-41.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.12	$0.95 €0.85	-35.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.54	$0.90 €0.80	-16.3%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

	Sydney	Canary Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.77	$6.38 €5.68	+18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$217.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	$24,634.18 €21,925.31	-14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.36	$17.64 €15.70	+8.6%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 55.7% less for housing

	Sydney	Canary Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$80.87	$35.19 €31.32	-37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	$1,119.74 €996.60	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	$671.84 €597.96	-61.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$242.35	$94.90 €84.47	-43.7%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 81.9% less for childcare

	Sydney	Canary Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	$404.97 €360.44	-81.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	$5,038.81 €4,484.72	-82.3%
Average			-81.9%

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pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Canary Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.02	$2.80 €2.49	-63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.72	$2.02 €1.79	-49.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$4.62 €4.12	-89.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$108.30	$47.59 €42.36	-36.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$25.04	$9.84 €8.76	-43.5%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 24.2% less for clothing

	Sydney	Canary Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$113.19	$67.18 €59.80	-14.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$100.16	$39.19 €34.88	-43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$160.26	$90.98 €80.97	-18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$191.68	$111.97 €99.66	-16.0%
Average			-24.2%

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