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Kingston Upon Hull vs. Wollongong Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Hull is 2.1% cheaper than Wollongong.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Groceries: pay 22.2% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Transportation: pay 39.5% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Housing: pay 8.9% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Childcare: pay 44.6% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.2% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Clothing: pay 33.0% less in Kingston Upon Hull

The cost of childcare and transportation in Kingston Upon Hull are more expensive than in Wollongong. Expenses including clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are lower in Kingston Upon Hull.

Kingston Upon Hull vs. Wollongong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston Upon Hull instead of Wollongong, you would:

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pay 12.7% less for restaurants

	Wollongong	Kingston Upon Hull
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.35 A$24.59	$20.03 £14.98	+22.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.75	$8.68 £6.49	-11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.89	$1.96 £1.46	-24.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$1.40 £1.05	-37.5%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 22.2% less for groceries

	Wollongong	Kingston Upon Hull
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.60 £1.20	-41.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.91 A$7.38	$2.85 £2.13	-41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.28 A$6.44	$7.22 £5.40	+68.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 A$6.02	$3.58 £2.68	-10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.00 A$6.02	$3.18 £2.38	-20.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 A$1.89	$1.23 £0.92	-2.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.60	$0.78 £0.58	-27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.01	$1.19 £0.89	-11.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.87 £0.65	-53.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 A$1.50	$0.46 £0.34	-54.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.56	$0.51 £0.38	-50.8%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 39.5% more for transportation

	Wollongong	Kingston Upon Hull
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.64	$7.16 £5.35	+62.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.20 A$70.95	$95.48 £71.41	+102.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,060.36 A$43,686.64	$34,911.55 £26,107.94	+20.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.94 A$28.47	$13.98 £10.46	-26.2%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 8.9% less for housing

	Wollongong	Kingston Upon Hull
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.93 A$73.56	$42.73 £31.96	-12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.52 A$1,472.51	$730.48 £546.28	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$803.00 A$1,207.15	$641.01 £479.37	-20.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.54 A$232.32	$189.71 £141.87	+22.8%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 44.6% more for childcare

	Wollongong	Kingston Upon Hull
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,570.02 A$2,360.22	$1,404.88 £1,050.61	-10.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,332.06 A$20,042.18	$26,634.46 £19,918.08	+99.8%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Wollongong	Kingston Upon Hull
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.56 A$8.36	$5.17 £3.87	-6.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.12	$4.24 £3.17	+24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.07 A$46.71	$19.86 £14.86	-36.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.48 A$130.01	$35.93 £26.87	-58.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.43 A$18.69	$8.18 £6.12	-34.2%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 33.0% less for clothing

	Wollongong	Kingston Upon Hull
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.42 A$98.34	$52.08 £38.95	-20.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.79 A$86.87	$33.05 £24.72	-42.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.12 A$141.49	$79.79 £59.67	-15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.48 A$178.11	$55.09 £41.20	-53.5%
Average			-33.0%

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