Cost of living comparison

Australia

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Canada

Fort St John vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Fort St John is 45.4% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 17.7% less in Fort St John
Groceries: pay 5.5% less in Fort St John
Transportation: pay 55.1% less in Fort St John
Housing: pay 61.0% less in Fort St John
Childcare: pay 68.1% less in Fort St John
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.3% less in Fort St John
Clothing: pay 12.4% less in Fort St John

Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Fort St John.

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Fort St John vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort St John instead of Sydney, you would:

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pay 17.7% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Fort St John
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.04	$17.53 CA$24.82	+0.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$17.03	$9.12 CA$12.91	-23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.04	$1.75 CA$2.48	-37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.19	$1.23 CA$1.74	-44.6%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 5.5% less for groceries

	Sydney	Fort St John
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.09	$2.80 CA$3.96	-1.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.54	$5.96 CA$8.44	+0.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.24	$12.45 CA$17.63	+94.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.99	$4.03 CA$5.70	-27.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.24	$6.08 CA$8.60	+40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.60	$2.65 CA$3.75	+46.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.09	$0.31 CA$0.45	-78.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.24	$1.67 CA$2.36	+7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.85	$1.59 CA$2.25	-19.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.12	$1.25 CA$1.77	-15.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.54	$1.27 CA$1.80	+18.6%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 55.1% less for transportation

	Sydney	Fort St John
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.77	$4.56 CA$6.45	-15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$217.75	$28.06 CA$39.72	-81.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.36	??
Average			-55.1%

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pay 61.0% less for housing

	Sydney	Fort St John
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$80.87	$59.62 CA$84.40	+6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	$724.76 CA$1,026.07	-71.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	$701.38 CA$992.97	-59.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$242.35	$96.54 CA$136.68	-42.7%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 68.1% less for childcare

	Sydney	Fort St John
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	$701.38 CA$992.97	-68.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	??
Average			-68.1%

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pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Fort St John
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.02	$6.22 CA$8.81	-18.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.72	$3.86 CA$5.46	-2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$14.37 CA$20.35	-67.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$108.30	$13.33 CA$18.87	-82.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$25.04	$10.52 CA$14.89	-39.6%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

	Sydney	Fort St John
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$113.19	$70.10 CA$99.25	-10.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$100.16	$46.22 CA$65.44	-33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$160.26	$105.21 CA$148.95	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$191.68	$140.28 CA$198.59	+5.3%
Average			-12.4%

Sydney vs. Fort St John - Cost of clothing

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