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Milton Keynes vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Milton Keynes is 20.4% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 5.8% less in Milton Keynes
Groceries: pay 31.1% less in Milton Keynes
Transportation: pay 2.2% more in Milton Keynes
Housing: pay 27.5% less in Milton Keynes
Childcare: pay 18.3% less in Milton Keynes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% less in Milton Keynes
Clothing: pay 19.5% less in Milton Keynes

Expenses including groceries, housing, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Milton Keynes.

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Milton Keynes vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Milton Keynes instead of Sydney, you would:

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pay 5.8% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Milton Keynes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$24.76	$19.82 £14.82	+13.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$16.84	$11.56 £8.64	-2.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.00	$1.85 £1.38	-34.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.15	$1.12 £0.84	-49.5%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

	Sydney	Milton Keynes
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.05	$1.48 £1.10	-48.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.44	$4.24 £3.17	-28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.13	$6.28 £4.70	-2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.90	$3.99 £2.98	-28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.17	$3.98 £2.97	-8.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.57	$1.48 £1.11	-17.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.07	$0.66 £0.49	-54.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.22	$1.15 £0.86	-25.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.82	$1.28 £0.96	-35.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.10	$0.86 £0.64	-41.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.52	$0.72 £0.54	-32.9%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 2.2% more for transportation

	Sydney	Milton Keynes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.68	$7.70 £5.76	+42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$215.30	$71.36 £53.35	-52.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,100.95	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	+32.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.10	$16.52 £12.35	+1.7%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 27.5% less for housing

	Sydney	Milton Keynes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$79.96	$40.74 £30.46	-27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,580.82	$1,483.31 £1,109.06	-41.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,480.32	$1,213.08 £907.01	-30.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$239.63	$237.34 £177.46	+40.9%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 18.3% less for childcare

	Sydney	Milton Keynes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,123.34	$1,872.04 £1,399.71	-14.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,456.80	$22,279.43 £16,658.15	-21.7%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Milton Keynes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$10.89	$6.61 £4.94	-13.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.65	$4.71 £3.52	+18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$63.37	$23.46 £17.54	-47.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$107.09	$36.34 £27.17	-51.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$24.76	$23.13 £17.29	+32.9%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 19.5% less for clothing

	Sydney	Milton Keynes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$111.91	$113.97 £85.22	+44.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$99.04	$39.64 £29.64	-43.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$158.46	$79.29 £59.28	-28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$189.52	$95.14 £71.14	-28.6%
Average			-19.5%

Sydney vs. Milton Keynes - Cost of clothing

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