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Tubingen vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Tubingen is 28.5% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 10.6% more in Tubingen
Groceries: pay 25.2% less in Tubingen
Transportation: pay 0.5% more in Tubingen
Housing: pay 43.5% less in Tubingen
Childcare: pay 67.9% less in Tubingen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.0% less in Tubingen
Clothing: pay 9.3% more in Tubingen

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

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Tubingen vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.6% more for restaurants

	Sydney	Tubingen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.33	$16.80 €15.07	-3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$17.23	$13.44 €12.05	+13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.09	$3.72 €3.34	+32.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.22	$3.45 €3.09	+55.7%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 25.2% less for groceries

	Sydney	Tubingen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.14	$2.14 €1.92	-24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.64	$7.40 €6.64	+24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.34	$4.76 €4.27	-25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$8.08	$3.52 €3.16	-36.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.31	$5.32 €4.77	+22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.63	$1.47 €1.32	-18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.12	$0.89 €0.80	-38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.27	$1.07 €0.96	-31.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.88	$2.33 €2.09	+17.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.15	$0.56 €0.50	-62.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.56	$0.54 €0.48	-49.7%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 0.5% more for transportation

	Sydney	Tubingen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.86	$7.85 €7.05	+45.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$220.28	$67.74 €60.78	-55.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$42,052.05	$30,434.41 €27,304.23	+5.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.63	$29.34 €26.32	+80.7%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 43.5% less for housing

	Sydney	Tubingen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$81.81	$52.70 €47.28	-6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,663.68	$1,002.16 €899.09	-60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,537.71	$856.60 €768.50	-50.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$245.17	$295.53 €265.14	+75.4%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 67.9% less for childcare

	Sydney	Tubingen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,195.62	$469.92 €421.58	-78.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$41,393.00	$13,687.29 €12,279.55	-51.9%
Average			-67.9%

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pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Tubingen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.15	$5.60 €5.02	-26.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.78	$4.19 €3.76	+5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.84	$9.74 €8.74	-78.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$109.56	$35.45 €31.81	-52.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$25.33	$12.32 €11.05	-29.2%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 9.3% more for clothing

	Sydney	Tubingen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$114.50	$114.94 €103.12	+46.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$101.33	$37.69 €33.82	-45.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$162.13	$125.97 €113.01	+13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$193.91	$212.75 €190.87	+59.7%
Average			+9.3%

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