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Australia vs. Winston-salem Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 13.9% more expensive than Winston-salem.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% more in Australia
Groceries: pay 13.9% less in Australia
Transportation: pay 20.4% more in Australia
Housing: pay 14.0% less in Australia
Childcare: pay 21.8% less in Australia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.8% more in Australia
Clothing: pay 43.9% more in Australia

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Australia are more expensive than in Winston-salem. Expenses including childcare, housing, and groceries are lower in Australia. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Australia.

Australia vs. Winston-salem Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Australia instead of Winston-salem, you would:

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pay 2.2% more for restaurants

	Winston-salem	Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$17.15 A$25.91	-14.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$9.64 A$14.56	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.37	$2.63 A$3.98	+10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85	$2.14 A$3.24	+15.9%
Average			+2.2%

Winston-salem vs. Australia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.9% less for groceries

	Winston-salem	Australia
Bread 1 loaf	$4.07	$2.39 A$3.61	-41.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.87	$4.21 A$6.37	-38.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35	$5.84 A$8.83	+74.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.68	$4.36 A$6.59	-6.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.21	$3.87 A$5.85	-25.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.89	$1.48 A$2.24	-48.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63	$1.27 A$1.92	+100.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.57	$1.32 A$1.99	-48.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.94	$1.93 A$2.91	-34.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.68	$1.10 A$1.66	-34.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.93	$0.97 A$1.47	-49.4%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 20.4% more for transportation

	Winston-salem	Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.00	$4.48 A$6.76	+49.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.00	$86.18 A$130.21	+32.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,689.37	$27,666.22 A$41,804.63	-20.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.90	$17.83 A$26.95	+19.7%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 14.0% less for housing

	Winston-salem	Australia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.64	$54.93 A$83.01	-18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,490.00	$1,188.50 A$1,795.87	-20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,076.00	$962.42 A$1,454.25	-10.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.76	$133.71 A$202.04	-6.3%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 21.8% less for childcare

	Winston-salem	Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,490.00	$1,475.00 A$2,228.77	-1.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,083.25	$13,848.50 A$20,925.56	-42.5%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 80.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Winston-salem	Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.88	$6.47 A$9.78	+10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.27	$3.56 A$5.38	-32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$28.78 A$43.49	+379.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.00	$51.13 A$77.26	+46.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$13.10 A$19.80	+0.8%
Average			+80.8%

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pay 43.9% more for clothing

	Winston-salem	Australia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.78	$69.65 A$105.24	+34.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.33	$48.53 A$73.34	+117.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$99.22 A$149.92	+24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.33	$107.98 A$163.16	-0.3%
Average			+43.9%

Winston-salem vs. Australia - Cost of clothing

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