Cost of living comparison
Warrington is 33.4% more expensive than Townsville.
If you lived in Warrington instead of Townsville, you would:
pay 5.7% less for restaurants
Townsville
|
Warrington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.01
A$18.18
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
A$13.79
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
A$3.64
|
$2.08
£1.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
A$2.96
|
$1.66
£1.32
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
Townsville
|
Warrington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
A$2.85
|
$1.14
£0.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
A$6.06
|
$2.85
£2.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.03
A$7.62
|
$4.05
£3.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
A$5.94
|
$2.10
£1.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
A$5.33
|
$2.88
£2.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.19
|
$1.15
£0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
A$2.15
|
$0.49
£0.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
A$2.19
|
$0.94
£0.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
A$2.64
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
A$1.51
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
A$1.36
|
$0.53
£0.42
|
|
pay 42.3% more for transportation
Townsville
|
Warrington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.49
|
$7.30
£5.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.38
A$80.81
|
$82.60
£65.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,015.20
A$28,789.11
|
$24,842.00
£19,797.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
A$16.47
|
$14.83
£11.82
|
|
pay 88.8% more for housing
Townsville
|
Warrington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.04
A$75.76
|
$44.47
£35.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$917.40
A$1,388.95
|
$869.47
£692.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.32
A$1,237.43
|
$729.73
£581.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.71
A$110.08
|
$350.64
£279.44
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Townsville
|
Warrington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,187.62
A$1,798.06
|
$1,130.31
£900.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,669.60
A$5,555.79
|
$14,905.20
£11,878.55
|
|
pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports
Townsville
|
Warrington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
A$7.07
|
$5.59
£4.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
A$4.83
|
$3.21
£2.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$31.36
A$47.48
|
$14.28
£11.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.45
A$61.24
|
$32.09
£25.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.01
A$15.15
|
$12.42
£9.90
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Townsville
|
Warrington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.50
A$105.22
|
$72.97
£58.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.81
A$58.76
|
$45.54
£36.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
A$139.74
|
$79.18
£63.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.08
A$151.52
|
$86.95
£69.29
|
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