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Chemnitz vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Chemnitz is 14.2% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 23.8% more in Chemnitz
Groceries: pay 7.7% less in Chemnitz
Transportation: pay 3.2% less in Chemnitz
Housing: pay 24.5% less in Chemnitz
Childcare: pay 71.3% less in Chemnitz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% less in Chemnitz
Clothing: pay 5.9% more in Chemnitz

The cost of restaurants and clothing in Chemnitz are more expensive than in Sydney. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Chemnitz.

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Chemnitz vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chemnitz instead of Sydney, you would:

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pay 23.8% more for restaurants

	Sydney	Chemnitz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.35 A$23.57	$17.52 €15.56	+7.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.14	$10.51 €9.34	+7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.60 A$3.74	$3.50 €3.11	+35.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 A$2.88	$2.92 €2.59	+46.1%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 7.7% less for groceries

	Sydney	Chemnitz
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 A$3.79	$2.20 €1.95	-16.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.92 A$7.09	$7.50 €6.66	+52.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.66 A$9.60	$4.58 €4.07	-31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.21 A$7.51	$3.67 €3.26	-29.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 A$5.56	$6.07 €5.40	+57.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 A$2.10	$1.55 €1.37	+6.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.80	$0.75 €0.66	-40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.39 A$2.00	$1.02 €0.91	-26.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.07 A$2.99	$2.28 €2.03	+10.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.58	$0.69 €0.61	-37.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 A$1.52	$0.74 €0.65	-30.3%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 3.2% less for transportation

	Sydney	Chemnitz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 A$6.71	$7.44 €6.61	+59.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$142.21 A$204.95	$67.74 €60.18	-52.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,060.36 A$41,879.75	$31,745.96 €28,201.08	+9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.55 A$33.94	$16.64 €14.79	-29.3%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 24.5% less for housing

	Sydney	Chemnitz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.18 A$75.20	$51.85 €46.06	-0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,157.42 A$3,109.12	$449.21 €399.05	-79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,515.46 A$2,183.98	$410.26 €364.45	-72.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.91 A$213.16	$228.71 €203.17	+54.6%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 71.3% less for childcare

	Sydney	Chemnitz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,079.13 A$2,996.29	$329.96 €293.11	-84.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,278.49 A$26,341.69	$7,591.93 €6,744.19	-58.5%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Chemnitz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.43	$4.67 €4.15	-28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 A$5.02	$3.99 €3.55	+14.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$32.71 A$47.14	$9.58 €8.51	-70.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.50 A$95.83	$31.15 €27.67	-53.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.74 A$19.80	$17.52 €15.56	+27.5%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 5.9% more for clothing

	Sydney	Chemnitz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.03 A$108.13	$98.89 €87.85	+31.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.01 A$87.92	$65.80 €58.45	+7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.79 A$146.69	$108.62 €96.49	+6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.15 A$176.04	$94.32 €83.78	-22.8%
Average			+5.9%

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