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Freiburg Im Breisgau vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Freiburg Im Breisgau is 2.3% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 39.3% more in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Groceries: pay 4.1% less in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Transportation: pay 11.0% more in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Housing: pay 6.7% less in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Childcare: pay 43.3% less in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% less in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Freiburg Im Breisgau

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

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Freiburg Im Breisgau vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Freiburg Im Breisgau instead of Sydney, you would:

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pay 39.3% more for restaurants

	Sydney	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.35 A$23.57	$18.10 €16.08	+10.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.14	$12.85 €11.41	+30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.60 A$3.74	$3.67 €3.26	+41.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 A$2.88	$3.48 €3.10	+74.4%
Average			+39.3%

Sydney vs. Freiburg Im Breisgau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.1% less for groceries

	Sydney	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 A$3.79	$2.32 €2.06	-11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.92 A$7.09	$7.47 €6.64	+51.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.66 A$9.60	$4.72 €4.19	-29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.21 A$7.51	$3.85 €3.42	-26.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 A$5.56	$7.08 €6.29	+83.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 A$2.10	$1.45 €1.29	-0.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.80	$0.78 €0.69	-37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.39 A$2.00	$1.05 €0.93	-24.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.07 A$2.99	$2.32 €2.07	+12.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.58	$0.71 €0.63	-35.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 A$1.52	$0.76 €0.68	-28.0%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 11.0% more for transportation

	Sydney	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 A$6.71	$7.62 €6.77	+63.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$142.21 A$204.95	$57.23 €50.84	-59.8%
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	$30.83 €27.39	+30.9%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 6.7% less for housing

	Sydney	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.18 A$75.20	$55.03 €48.88	+5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,157.42 A$3,109.12	$1,097.91 €975.31	-49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,515.46 A$2,183.98	$870.15 €772.99	-42.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.91 A$213.16	$235.69 €209.37	+59.3%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 43.3% less for childcare

	Sydney	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,079.13 A$2,996.29	$496.40 €440.97	-76.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,278.49 A$26,341.69	$16,351.85 €14,525.94	-10.5%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.43	$5.84 €5.19	-10.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 A$5.02	$4.04 €3.59	+16.2%
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	$40.88 €36.31	-38.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.74 A$19.80	$15.18 €13.49	+10.5%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Sydney	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.03 A$108.13	$104.89 €93.17	+39.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.01 A$87.92	$36.50 €32.42	-40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.79 A$146.69	$103.95 €92.34	+2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.15 A$176.04	$151.84 €134.88	+24.3%
Average			+6.5%

Sydney vs. Freiburg Im Breisgau - Cost of clothing

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