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Sydney vs. Venlo Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 22.3% more expensive than Venlo.

Restaurants: pay 29.9% less in Sydney
Groceries: pay 20.4% more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 19.7% less in Sydney
Housing: pay 40.4% more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 53.0% more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.6% more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 36.2% more in Sydney

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

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Sydney vs. Venlo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.9% less for restaurants

	Venlo	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.36 €20.75	$16.35 A$23.57	-30.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.89 €13.23	$9.81 A$14.14	-34.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.23 €2.87	$2.60 A$3.74	-19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.11 €2.77	$2.00 A$2.88	-35.8%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 20.4% more for groceries

	Venlo	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 €1.65	$2.63 A$3.79	+41.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.74 €5.98	$4.92 A$7.09	-26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.39 €3.90	$6.66 A$9.60	+51.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 €4.11	$5.21 A$7.51	+12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.96 €7.07	$3.86 A$5.56	-51.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$1.46 A$2.10	+49.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.92	$1.25 A$1.80	+20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$1.39 A$2.00	+56.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.43	$2.07 A$2.99	+29.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$1.10 A$1.58	+12.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.73	$1.06 A$1.52	+29.4%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 19.7% less for transportation

	Venlo	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.53 €7.58	$4.66 A$6.71	-45.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$142.21 A$204.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,415.18 €34,125.59	$29,060.36 A$41,879.75	-24.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.28 €18.90	$23.55 A$33.94	+10.7%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 40.4% more for housing

	Venlo	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.79 €42.45	$52.18 A$75.20	+9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,231.06 €1,093.60	$2,157.42 A$3,109.12	+75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,197.19 €1,063.51	$1,515.46 A$2,183.98	+26.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.25 €87.28	$147.91 A$213.16	+50.5%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 53.0% more for childcare

	Venlo	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,304.26 €1,158.62	$2,079.13 A$2,996.29	+59.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,458.56 €11,067.38	$18,278.49 A$26,341.69	+46.7%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Venlo	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 €5.97	$6.54 A$9.43	-2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 €3.20	$3.48 A$5.02	-3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.60 €12.97	$32.71 A$47.14	+124.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.45 €24.38	$66.50 A$95.83	+142.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.38	$13.74 A$19.80	+17.6%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 36.2% more for clothing

	Venlo	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.79 €71.77	$75.03 A$108.13	-7.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.57 €23.60	$61.01 A$87.92	+129.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.95 €78.13	$101.79 A$146.69	+15.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.46 €101.68	$122.15 A$176.04	+6.7%
Average			+36.2%

Venlo vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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