Cost of living comparison
Washington is 83.4% more expensive than Sydney.
If you lived in Washington instead of Sydney, you would:
pay 49.4% more for restaurants
Sydney
|
Washington
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
CA$16.02
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
CA$9.94
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
CA$3.06
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
CA$2.81
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 83.7% more for groceries
Sydney
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.62
CA$3.58
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
CA$4.51
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.74
CA$11.93
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.45
CA$4.70
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
CA$5.22
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
CA$4.54
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
CA$0.91
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
CA$0.53
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
CA$1.59
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 30.3% more for transportation
Sydney
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.74
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.54
CA$67.58
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,018.67
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Sydney
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.72
CA$95.11
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$978.52
CA$1,334.93
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$513.72
CA$700.84
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.15
CA$95.70
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Sydney
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$733.89
CA$1,001.20
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 66.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sydney
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
CA$4.00
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.35
CA$25.03
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.01
CA$69.58
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.07
CA$11.01
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Sydney
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.07
CA$120.14
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.15
CA$118.89
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.08
CA$150.18
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.08
CA$150.18
|
$173.48
|
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