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Odense vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Odense is 28.8% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 38.2% more in Odense
Groceries: pay 0.4% more in Odense
Transportation: pay 13.3% more in Odense
Housing: pay 57.5% less in Odense
Childcare: pay 76.9% less in Odense
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% less in Odense
Clothing: pay 1.8% more in Odense

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

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Odense vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.2% more for restaurants

	Sydney	Odense
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.04	$26.97 DKK179.35	+54.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$17.03	$13.48 DKK89.68	+13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.04	$4.33 DKK28.81	+54.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.19	$3.22 DKK21.41	+45.3%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 0.4% more for groceries

	Sydney	Odense
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.09	$3.69 DKK24.54	+29.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.54	$7.63 DKK50.73	+28.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.24	$7.31 DKK48.61	+13.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.99	$5.10 DKK33.93	-8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.24	$5.33 DKK35.42	+22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.60	$1.60 DKK10.65	-11.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.09	$1.47 DKK9.79	+1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.24	$1.49 DKK9.88	-4.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.85	$2.03 DKK13.50	+2.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.12	$0.99 DKK6.61	-32.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.54	$0.88 DKK5.88	-17.4%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

	Sydney	Odense
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.77	$9.37 DKK62.33	+73.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$217.75	$52.43 DKK348.74	-65.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	$50,184.55 DKK334K	+73.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.36	$22.23 DKK147.87	+36.9%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 57.5% less for housing

	Sydney	Odense
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$80.87	$38.01 DKK252.79	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	$939.48 DKK6,248.65	-62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	$656.66 DKK4,367.61	-62.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$242.35	$118.84 DKK790.45	-29.5%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 76.9% less for childcare

	Sydney	Odense
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	$508.82 DKK3,384.26	-76.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	$6,552.30 DKK43,580.68	-77.0%
Average			-76.9%

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pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Odense
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.02	$7.66 DKK50.98	+0.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.72	$6.30 DKK41.90	+58.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$9.29 DKK61.78	-79.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$108.30	$34.32 DKK228.30	-54.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$25.04	$18.35 DKK122.06	+5.4%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 1.8% more for clothing

	Sydney	Odense
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$113.19	$112.36 DKK747.30	+42.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$100.16	$49.94 DKK332.13	-28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$160.26	$114.23 DKK759.75	+2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$191.68	$136.32 DKK906.72	+2.3%
Average			+1.8%

Sydney vs. Odense - Cost of clothing

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