Cost of living comparison
San Francisco is 31.6% more expensive than Sydney.
If you lived in San Francisco instead of Sydney, you would:
pay 26.9% more for restaurants
Sydney
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.01
A$24.24
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
$12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
A$3.48
|
$2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.24
|
$2.27
|
|
pay 65.7% more for groceries
Sydney
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
A$3.87
|
$4.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
A$7.23
|
$9.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
A$9.94
|
$5.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
A$6.27
|
$5.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
A$5.89
|
$7.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.16
|
$2.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
A$1.72
|
$1.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.89
|
$2.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
A$3.57
|
$3.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
A$1.73
|
$2.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
A$1.54
|
$1.74
|
|
pay 0.6% less for transportation
Sydney
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
A$7.81
|
$5.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$145.04
A$219.60
|
$87.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,545.49
A$35,647.99
|
$28,654.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
A$27.68
|
$19.58
|
|
pay 55.6% more for housing
Sydney
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.83
A$83.02
|
$68.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,983.29
A$3,002.72
|
$3,284.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,436.20
A$2,174.42
|
$2,579.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.10
A$200.00
|
$200.04
|
|
pay 76.0% more for childcare
Sydney
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,738.06
A$2,631.43
|
$2,457.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,702.02
A$23,772.94
|
$33,071.00
|
|
pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports
Sydney
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.67
A$10.10
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
A$4.87
|
$5.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$27.56
A$41.72
|
$13.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.90
A$93.72
|
$94.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.01
A$24.24
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
Sydney
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.63
A$122.07
|
$66.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.89
A$84.62
|
$48.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.63
A$173.55
|
$89.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.32
A$204.88
|
$120.61
|
|
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