Cost of living comparison
Germany is 10.5% more expensive than Sydney.
If you lived in Germany instead of Sydney, you would:
pay 25.7% more for restaurants
Sydney
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
CA$15.99
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
CA$9.92
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
CA$3.06
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
CA$2.81
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 24.2% more for groceries
Sydney
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.62
CA$3.57
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
CA$4.50
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.74
CA$11.91
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.45
CA$4.69
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
CA$5.21
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
CA$4.53
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
CA$0.91
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
CA$0.53
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
CA$1.59
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
Sydney
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.54
CA$67.46
|
$54.61
€50.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.30
€21.42
|
|
pay 50.9% more for housing
Sydney
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.72
CA$94.94
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$978.52
CA$1,332.50
|
$800.45
€735.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$513.72
CA$699.56
|
$616.33
€566.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.15
CA$95.53
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
|
pay 40.8% less for childcare
Sydney
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$733.89
CA$999.37
|
$434.24
€399.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sydney
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
CA$4.00
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.35
CA$24.98
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.01
CA$69.46
|
$35.42
€32.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.07
CA$10.99
|
$12.56
€11.54
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
Sydney
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.07
CA$119.92
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.15
CA$118.68
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.08
CA$149.91
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.08
CA$149.91
|
$120.25
€110.53
|
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