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Ealing vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Ealing is 6.3% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 5.2% more in Ealing
Groceries: pay 32.6% less in Ealing
Transportation: pay 41.9% more in Ealing
Housing: pay 4.3% less in Ealing
Childcare: pay 30.1% less in Ealing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% more in Ealing
Clothing: pay 20.0% less in Ealing

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

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Ealing vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.2% more for restaurants

	Sydney	Ealing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.04	$24.45 £18.34	+40.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$17.03	$9.25 £6.94	-21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.04	$3.11 £2.33	+10.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.19	$1.72 £1.29	-22.5%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 32.6% less for groceries

	Sydney	Ealing
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.09	$1.63 £1.22	-42.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.54	$4.18 £3.14	-29.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.24	$5.50 £4.13	-14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.99	$4.16 £3.12	-25.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.24	$4.10 £3.07	-5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.60	$1.40 £1.05	-22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.09	$0.66 £0.49	-54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.24	$0.90 £0.67	-42.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.85	$1.63 £1.23	-17.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.12	$0.64 £0.48	-56.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.54	$0.80 £0.60	-25.4%
Average			-32.6%

Sydney vs. Ealing - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.9% more for transportation

	Sydney	Ealing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.77	$7.52 £5.64	+39.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$217.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+32.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.36	$30.39 £22.80	+87.2%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 4.3% less for housing

	Sydney	Ealing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$80.87	$35.02 £26.27	-37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	$2,158.35 £1,619.41	-14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	$1,750.90 £1,313.70	+0.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$242.35	$218.94 £164.27	+30.0%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 30.1% less for childcare

	Sydney	Ealing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	$2,305.87 £1,730.10	+5.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	$13,214.37 £9,914.74	-53.5%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Ealing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.02	$8.06 £6.05	+5.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.72	$4.79 £3.59	+20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$22.96 £17.23	-48.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$108.30	$107.92 £80.97	+43.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$25.04	$17.18 £12.89	-1.3%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 20.0% less for clothing

	Sydney	Ealing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$113.19	$96.13 £72.12	+22.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$100.16	$33.04 £24.79	-52.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$160.26	$100.97 £75.76	-9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$191.68	$104.03 £78.05	-21.9%
Average			-20.0%

Sydney vs. Ealing - Cost of clothing

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