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Nyon vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Nyon is 22.1% more expensive than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 65.4% more in Nyon
Groceries: pay 9.0% more in Nyon
Transportation: pay 33.9% more in Nyon
Housing: pay 12.9% more in Nyon
Childcare: pay 32.7% more in Nyon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.8% more in Nyon
Clothing: pay 31.8% more in Nyon

The cost of restaurants, transportation, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing in Nyon are more expensive than in Sydney.

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Nyon vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nyon instead of Sydney, you would:

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pay 65.4% more for restaurants

	Sydney	Nyon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.04	$28.80 CHF23.79	+65.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$17.03	$18.60 CHF15.36	+57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.04	$4.96 CHF4.10	+76.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.19	$4.11 CHF3.39	+85.4%
Average			+65.4%

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pay 9.0% more for groceries

	Sydney	Nyon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.09	$3.36 CHF2.78	+18.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.54	$12.12 CHF10.01	+104.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.24	$8.46 CHF6.99	+31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.99	$7.71 CHF6.37	+38.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.24	$13.02 CHF10.75	+200.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.60	$1.57 CHF1.30	-13.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.09	$0.91 CHF0.75	-37.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.24	$1.21 CHF1.00	-22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.85	$2.15 CHF1.77	+8.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.12	$0.72 CHF0.60	-51.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.54	$0.93 CHF0.77	-13.0%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 33.9% more for transportation

	Sydney	Nyon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.77	$8.82 CHF7.29	+63.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$217.75	$120.00 CHF99.11	-20.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	$39,358.98 CHF32,507.84	+36.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.36	$38.17 CHF31.53	+135.1%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 12.9% more for housing

	Sydney	Nyon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$80.87	$58.13 CHF48.01	+3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	$2,579.93 CHF2,130.85	+2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	$2,119.94 CHF1,750.93	+21.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$242.35	$207.74 CHF171.58	+23.3%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 32.7% more for childcare

	Sydney	Nyon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	$3,125.25 CHF2,581.25	+42.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	$35,161.67 CHF29,041.15	+23.6%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Nyon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.02	$9.60 CHF7.93	+25.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.72	$6.40 CHF5.29	+61.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$10.80 CHF8.92	-75.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$108.30	$102.00 CHF84.24	+35.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$25.04	$24.00 CHF19.82	+37.9%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 31.8% more for clothing

	Sydney	Nyon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$113.19	$139.98 CHF115.62	+77.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$100.16	$60.81 CHF50.22	-12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$160.26	$155.71 CHF128.60	+39.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$191.68	$185.30 CHF153.05	+39.1%
Average			+31.8%

Sydney vs. Nyon - Cost of clothing

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