Cost of living comparison
Townsville is 2.9% more expensive than Warrington.
If you lived in Townsville instead of Warrington, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
Warrington
|
Townsville
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.91
£12.05
|
$12.01
A$18.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
$9.11
A$14.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.68
|
$2.41
A$3.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
£1.34
|
$1.95
A$3.05
|
|
pay 62.9% more for groceries
Warrington
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
£0.93
|
$1.88
A$2.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.85
£2.31
|
$4.00
A$6.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
£3.27
|
$5.03
A$7.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
£1.70
|
$3.92
A$6.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
£2.33
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
£0.93
|
$1.44
A$2.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
£0.40
|
$1.42
A$2.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
£0.76
|
$1.45
A$2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.75
A$2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.53
|
$0.99
A$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
£0.43
|
$0.90
A$1.40
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
Warrington
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.30
£5.90
|
$4.95
A$7.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.60
£66.78
|
$53.38
A$83.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,842.00
£20,084.09
|
$19,015.20
A$29,637.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.83
£11.99
|
$10.88
A$16.95
|
|
pay 12.3% less for housing
Warrington
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.47
£35.95
|
$50.04
A$77.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$869.47
£702.94
|
$917.40
A$1,429.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.73
£589.97
|
$817.32
A$1,273.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$350.64
£283.48
|
$72.71
A$113.32
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
Warrington
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,130.31
£913.83
|
$1,187.62
A$1,851.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,905.20
£12,050.45
|
$3,669.60
A$5,719.45
|
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
Warrington
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.59
£4.52
|
$4.67
A$7.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
£2.60
|
$3.19
A$4.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.28
£11.55
|
$31.36
A$48.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.09
£25.94
|
$40.45
A$63.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.42
£10.04
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Warrington
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.97
£59.00
|
$69.50
A$108.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.54
£36.82
|
$38.81
A$60.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
£64.02
|
$92.30
A$143.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.95
£70.29
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
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