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Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Santa Cruz De Tenerife is 38.0% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 4.6% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Groceries: pay 19.8% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Transportation: pay 17.4% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Housing: pay 49.8% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Childcare: pay 81.9% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.7% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Clothing: pay 16.5% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Santa Cruz De Tenerife.

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Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Cruz De Tenerife instead of Sydney, you would:

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pay 4.6% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.33	$20.16 €18.08	+15.8%
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	$1.92 €1.72	-31.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.22	$1.27 €1.14	-42.7%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 19.8% less for groceries

	Sydney	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.14	$2.43 €2.18	-14.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.64	$9.80 €8.79	+65.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.34	$5.12 €4.59	-20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$8.08	$4.13 €3.70	-25.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.31	$4.57 €4.10	+5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.63	$1.23 €1.10	-31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.12	$1.06 €0.95	-27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.27	$1.00 €0.90	-35.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.88	$1.16 €1.04	-41.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.15	$0.95 €0.86	-35.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.56	$0.90 €0.80	-16.3%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

	Sydney	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.86	$6.38 €5.72	+18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$220.28	$42.55 €38.17	-71.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$42,052.05	$35,271.67 €31,643.98	+22.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.63	$17.64 €15.82	+8.6%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 49.8% less for housing

	Sydney	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$81.81	$35.19 €31.57	-37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,663.68	$1,146.93 €1,028.97	-54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,537.71	$887.95 €796.62	-49.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$245.17	$97.76 €87.70	-42.0%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 81.9% less for childcare

	Sydney	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,195.62	$404.97 €363.32	-81.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$41,393.00	$5,038.81 €4,520.57	-82.3%
Average			-81.9%

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pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.15	$2.80 €2.51	-63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.78	$2.03 €1.82	-48.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.84	$5.60 €5.02	-87.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$109.56	$53.52 €48.02	-28.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$25.33	$9.84 €8.83	-43.5%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 16.5% less for clothing

	Sydney	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$114.50	$92.38 €82.88	+17.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$101.33	$41.99 €37.67	-39.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$162.13	$90.98 €81.62	-18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$193.91	$111.97 €100.46	-16.0%
Average			-16.5%

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