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Australia

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Switzerland

Vevey vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Vevey is 9.0% more expensive than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 67.2% more in Vevey
Groceries: pay 7.4% more in Vevey
Transportation: pay 67.9% more in Vevey
Housing: pay 22.9% less in Vevey
Childcare: pay 19.0% more in Vevey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% more in Vevey
Clothing: pay 29.7% more in Vevey

The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Vevey are more expensive than in Sydney.

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Vevey vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.2% more for restaurants

	Sydney	Vevey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.04	$30.00 CHF24.78	+72.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$17.03	$18.00 CHF14.87	+52.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.04	$5.04 CHF4.16	+79.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.19	$4.20 CHF3.47	+89.6%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 7.4% more for groceries

	Sydney	Vevey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.09	$2.95 CHF2.43	+3.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.54	$12.19 CHF10.06	+105.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.24	$8.18 CHF6.75	+27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.99	$7.12 CHF5.88	+28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.24	$13.20 CHF10.90	+204.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.60	$1.61 CHF1.33	-10.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.09	$0.94 CHF0.78	-35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.24	$1.13 CHF0.93	-27.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.85	$2.09 CHF1.73	+5.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.12	$0.82 CHF0.68	-44.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.54	$0.91 CHF0.75	-15.2%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 67.9% more for transportation

	Sydney	Vevey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.77	$8.82 CHF7.29	+63.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$217.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	$42,598.89 CHF35,183.79	+47.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.36	$44.28 CHF36.57	+172.7%
Average			+67.9%

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pay 22.9% less for housing

	Sydney	Vevey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$80.87	$54.60 CHF45.09	-2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	$1,475.96 CHF1,219.04	-41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	$1,439.96 CHF1,189.31	-17.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$242.35	$207.74 CHF171.58	+23.3%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 19.0% more for childcare

	Sydney	Vevey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	$2,902.06 CHF2,396.90	+32.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	$30,462.54 CHF25,159.99	+7.1%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Vevey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.02	$9.00 CHF7.43	+17.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.72	$6.09 CHF5.03	+53.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$10.80 CHF8.92	-75.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$108.30	$84.00 CHF69.38	+11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$25.04	$24.00 CHF19.82	+37.9%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 29.7% more for clothing

	Sydney	Vevey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$113.19	$139.98 CHF115.62	+77.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$100.16	$60.81 CHF50.22	-12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$160.26	$138.68 CHF114.54	+24.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$191.68	$194.99 CHF161.05	+46.4%
Average			+29.7%

Sydney vs. Vevey - Cost of clothing

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