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Palma De Mallorca vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Palma De Mallorca is 29.0% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 8.8% more in Palma De Mallorca
Groceries: pay 31.4% less in Palma De Mallorca
Transportation: pay 16.7% less in Palma De Mallorca
Housing: pay 33.0% less in Palma De Mallorca
Childcare: pay 67.7% less in Palma De Mallorca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% less in Palma De Mallorca
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Palma De Mallorca

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Palma De Mallorca.

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Palma De Mallorca vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palma De Mallorca instead of Sydney, you would:

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pay 8.8% more for restaurants

	Sydney	Palma De Mallorca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.04	$18.48 €16.44	+6.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$17.03	$13.44 €11.96	+13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.04	$2.64 €2.35	-6.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.19	$2.69 €2.39	+21.3%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 31.4% less for groceries

	Sydney	Palma De Mallorca
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.09	$1.16 €1.04	-59.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.54	$7.28 €6.48	+22.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.24	$5.06 €4.50	-21.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.99	$3.45 €3.07	-38.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.24	$3.99 €3.55	-8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.60	$1.13 €1.01	-37.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.09	$0.90 €0.80	-37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.24	$0.78 €0.70	-49.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.85	$1.27 €1.13	-35.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.12	$0.89 €0.79	-39.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.54	$0.99 €0.88	-7.4%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 16.7% less for transportation

	Sydney	Palma De Mallorca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.77	$6.89 €6.13	+27.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$217.75	$41.43 €36.87	-72.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	+22.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.36	$15.68 €13.95	-3.4%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 33.0% less for housing

	Sydney	Palma De Mallorca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$80.87	$42.55 €37.87	-24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	$1,494.85 €1,330.47	-40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	$1,069.49 €951.88	-38.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$242.35	$190.12 €169.21	+12.9%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 67.7% less for childcare

	Sydney	Palma De Mallorca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	$617.72 €549.79	-71.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	$10,544.18 €9,384.70	-62.9%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Palma De Mallorca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.02	$4.48 €3.99	-41.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.72	$3.22 €2.87	-19.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$6.80 €6.05	-84.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$108.30	$62.39 €55.53	-17.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$25.04	$9.52 €8.47	-45.3%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Sydney	Palma De Mallorca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$113.19	$71.85 €63.95	-8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$100.16	$54.68 €48.67	-21.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$160.26	$98.72 €87.87	-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$191.68	$129.89 €115.61	-2.5%
Average			-11.3%

Sydney vs. Palma De Mallorca - Cost of clothing

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