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Maastricht vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Maastricht is 17.2% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% more in Maastricht
Groceries: pay 15.2% less in Maastricht
Transportation: pay 27.3% more in Maastricht
Housing: pay 32.9% less in Maastricht
Childcare: pay 52.6% less in Maastricht
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.0% less in Maastricht
Clothing: pay 14.1% less in Maastricht

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

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Maastricht vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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pay 15.3% more for restaurants

	Sydney	Maastricht
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$24.76	$20.10 €17.94	+15.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$16.84	$12.32 €10.99	+4.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.00	$3.85 €3.44	+37.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.15	$3.05 €2.72	+37.5%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 15.2% less for groceries

	Sydney	Maastricht
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.05	$2.45 €2.19	-13.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.44	$7.36 €6.57	+24.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.13	$4.80 €4.28	-25.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.90	$4.58 €4.09	-17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.17	$6.30 €5.62	+45.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.57	$1.20 €1.07	-33.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.07	$1.12 €1.00	-22.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.22	$0.87 €0.77	-44.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.82	$2.01 €1.79	+1.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.10	$0.87 €0.78	-41.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.52	$1.07 €0.95	-0.4%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 27.3% more for transportation

	Sydney	Maastricht
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.68	$9.05 €8.07	+67.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$215.30	$89.58 €79.95	-40.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,100.95	$41,419.02 €36,968.05	+43.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.10	$37.58 €33.54	+131.4%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 32.9% less for housing

	Sydney	Maastricht
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$79.96	$49.27 €43.97	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,580.82	$1,279.72 €1,142.20	-49.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,480.32	$1,152.49 €1,028.64	-33.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$239.63	$226.28 €201.96	+34.3%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 52.6% less for childcare

	Sydney	Maastricht
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,123.34	$1,253.17 €1,118.50	-42.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,456.80	$11,189.89 €9,987.40	-60.7%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Maastricht
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$10.89	$8.40 €7.50	+9.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.65	$4.33 €3.87	+9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$63.37	$14.00 €12.49	-68.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$107.09	$45.72 €40.81	-39.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$24.76	$15.40 €13.74	-11.5%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

	Sydney	Maastricht
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$111.91	$82.30 €73.46	+4.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$99.04	$38.07 €33.98	-45.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$158.46	$110.85 €98.94	-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$189.52	$127.65 €113.93	-4.2%
Average			-14.1%

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