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San Pawl Il-bahar vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

San Pawl Il-bahar is 40.8% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% more in San Pawl Il-bahar
Groceries: pay 33.0% less in San Pawl Il-bahar
Transportation: pay 19.8% more in San Pawl Il-bahar
Housing: pay 58.4% less in San Pawl Il-bahar
Childcare: pay 74.4% less in San Pawl Il-bahar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.7% less in San Pawl Il-bahar
Clothing: pay 49.3% less in San Pawl Il-bahar

The cost of transportation and restaurants in San Pawl Il-bahar are more expensive than in Sydney. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in San Pawl Il-bahar.

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San Pawl Il-bahar vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Pawl Il-bahar instead of Sydney, you would:

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pay 1.1% more for restaurants

	Sydney	San Pawl Il-bahar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.33	$19.60 €17.58	+12.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$17.23	$11.20 €10.05	-5.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.09	$2.46 €2.21	-12.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.22	$2.02 €1.81	-9.0%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 33.0% less for groceries

	Sydney	San Pawl Il-bahar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.14	$1.19 €1.07	-58.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.64	$4.13 €3.70	-30.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.34	$5.14 €4.61	-19.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$8.08	$3.55 €3.19	-36.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.31	$3.56 €3.19	-18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.63	$1.37 €1.23	-24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.12	$0.94 €0.84	-35.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.27	$1.32 €1.18	-15.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.88	$1.27 €1.14	-35.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.15	$0.71 €0.64	-51.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.56	$0.83 €0.74	-22.9%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 19.8% more for transportation

	Sydney	San Pawl Il-bahar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.86	$5.68 €5.10	+5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$220.28	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$42,052.05	$37,847.06 €33,954.49	+31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.63	$23.51 €21.10	+44.8%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 58.4% less for housing

	Sydney	San Pawl Il-bahar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$81.81	$40.31 €36.16	-28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,663.68	$979.77 €879.00	-61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,537.71	$858.46 €770.17	-50.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$245.17	$44.53 €39.95	-73.6%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 74.4% less for childcare

	Sydney	San Pawl Il-bahar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,195.62	$367.05 €329.30	-83.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$41,393.00	$11,132.13 €9,987.19	-60.9%
Average			-74.4%

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pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	San Pawl Il-bahar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.15	$4.48 €4.02	-41.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.78	$2.58 €2.31	-35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.84	$6.33 €5.68	-85.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$109.56	$50.39 €45.21	-33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$25.33	$9.94 €8.92	-42.9%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 49.3% less for clothing

	Sydney	San Pawl Il-bahar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$114.50	$22.39 €20.09	-71.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$101.33	$33.22 €29.80	-52.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$162.13	$97.04 €87.06	-12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$193.91	$74.65 €66.97	-44.0%
Average			-49.3%

Sydney vs. San Pawl Il-bahar - Cost of clothing

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