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Newcastle Upon Tyne vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Newcastle Upon Tyne is 24.7% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 3.2% more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Groceries: pay 28.8% less in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Housing: pay 38.0% less in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Childcare: pay 41.3% less in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.0% less in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Clothing: pay 14.1% less in Newcastle Upon Tyne

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

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Newcastle Upon Tyne vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Newcastle Upon Tyne instead of Sydney, you would:

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pay 3.2% more for restaurants

	Sydney	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.33	$19.82 £14.84	+13.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$17.23	$10.57 £7.91	-10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.09	$3.08 £2.31	+9.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.22	$2.30 £1.72	+3.8%
Average			+3.2%

Sydney vs. Newcastle Upon Tyne - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.8% less for groceries

	Sydney	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.14	$1.87 £1.40	-34.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.64	$4.90 £3.67	-17.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.34	$5.46 £4.09	-14.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$8.08	$3.59 £2.69	-35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.31	$4.08 £3.05	-6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.63	$1.30 £0.97	-28.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.12	$0.85 £0.63	-41.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.27	$1.28 £0.96	-18.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.88	$1.58 £1.18	-20.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.15	$0.78 £0.58	-47.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.56	$0.63 £0.47	-40.9%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Sydney	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.86	$8.03 £6.01	+48.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$220.28	$85.89 £64.31	-43.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$42,052.05	$38,182.92 £28,586.44	+32.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.63	$19.19 £14.36	+18.2%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 38.0% less for housing

	Sydney	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$81.81	$41.50 £31.07	-26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,663.68	$1,341.07 £1,004.02	-46.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,537.71	$988.43 £740.01	-43.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$245.17	$187.17 £140.13	+11.1%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 41.3% less for childcare

	Sydney	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,195.62	$1,222.33 £915.12	-44.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$41,393.00	$17,619.16 £13,190.95	-38.1%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.15	$6.61 £4.95	-13.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.78	$4.96 £3.71	+24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.84	$20.61 £15.43	-53.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$109.56	$36.12 £27.04	-52.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$25.33	$10.57 £7.91	-39.3%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

	Sydney	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$114.50	$90.79 £67.97	+15.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$101.33	$47.70 £35.71	-31.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$162.13	$107.07 £80.16	-3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$193.91	$95.51 £71.50	-28.3%
Average			-14.1%

Sydney vs. Newcastle Upon Tyne - Cost of clothing

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