Cost of living comparison
Kingston Upon Hull is 7.6% cheaper than Wollongong.
If you lived in Kingston Upon Hull instead of Wollongong, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
Wollongong
|
Kingston Upon Hull
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.68
A$19.19
|
$12.73
£10.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.77
A$11.77
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
A$2.87
|
$1.86
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
A$2.55
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
Wollongong
|
Kingston Upon Hull
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
A$2.43
|
$1.23
£0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
A$8.42
|
$4.08
£3.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.99
A$6.03
|
$5.25
£4.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
A$4.74
|
$2.43
£1.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
A$5.80
|
$3.06
£2.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.23
|
$1.15
£0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
A$1.82
|
$0.77
£0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.26
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
A$3.47
|
$1.01
£0.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.26
|
$0.35
£0.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
A$1.13
|
$0.61
£0.49
|
|
pay 20.4% more for transportation
Wollongong
|
Kingston Upon Hull
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
A$7.41
|
$7.28
£5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.14
A$72.88
|
$69.88
£55.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,947.54
A$33,228.69
|
$22,357.80
£17,817.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
A$21.33
|
$12.10
£9.64
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
Wollongong
|
Kingston Upon Hull
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.57
A$73.54
|
$50.31
£40.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,946.00
A$2,946.25
|
$562.05
£447.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,690.24
A$2,559.03
|
$485.97
£387.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.83
A$140.55
|
$143.74
£114.55
|
|
pay 0.7% less for childcare
Wollongong
|
Kingston Upon Hull
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,134.24
A$1,717.24
|
$1,126.17
£897.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$27,740.24
£22,107.31
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
Wollongong
|
Kingston Upon Hull
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.54
A$8.38
|
$3.73
£2.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
A$4.50
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
$14.59
£11.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.16
A$51.72
|
$31.83
£25.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
A$16.67
|
$8.07
£6.43
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
Wollongong
|
Kingston Upon Hull
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.05
A$103.03
|
$80.74
£64.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
A$44.19
|
$37.26
£29.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.73
A$119.20
|
$76.60
£61.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.08
A$151.52
|
$63.14
£50.32
|
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