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Offenbach Am Main vs. Wollongong Cost of Living Summary

Offenbach Am Main is 5.0% cheaper than Wollongong.

Restaurants: pay 21.8% more in Offenbach Am Main
Groceries: pay 12.0% less in Offenbach Am Main
Transportation: pay 39.7% more in Offenbach Am Main
Housing: pay 14.4% less in Offenbach Am Main
Childcare: pay 26.8% less in Offenbach Am Main
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.2% less in Offenbach Am Main
Clothing: pay 12.1% more in Offenbach Am Main

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Offenbach Am Main are more expensive than in Wollongong. Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, and groceries are lower in Offenbach Am Main.

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Offenbach Am Main vs. Wollongong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Offenbach Am Main instead of Wollongong, you would:

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pay 21.8% more for restaurants

	Wollongong	Offenbach Am Main
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.06 A$24.54	$18.48 €16.44	+8.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.44 A$15.02	$13.44 €11.96	+28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 A$4.45	$3.92 €3.49	+26.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 A$3.21	$3.64 €3.24	+63.3%
Average			+21.8%

Wollongong vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.0% less for groceries

	Wollongong	Offenbach Am Main
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 A$4.13	$1.93 €1.72	-32.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 A$7.51	$8.03 €7.15	+53.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 A$6.33	$5.56 €4.95	+26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.02 A$5.78	$3.57 €3.18	-11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 A$6.13	$4.89 €4.35	+14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 A$1.93	$1.52 €1.35	+13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 A$1.63	$1.01 €0.90	-10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 A$2.20	$0.99 €0.88	-35.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.08 A$3.00	$1.82 €1.62	-12.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.53	$0.59 €0.52	-44.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 A$1.65	$0.67 €0.60	-41.4%
Average			-12.0%

Wollongong vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.7% more for transportation

	Wollongong	Offenbach Am Main
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.30	$7.95 €7.08	+56.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.74 €60.29
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,937.53 A$38,753.46	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	+22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.79 A$24.16	$23.51 €20.93	+40.0%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 14.4% less for housing

	Wollongong	Offenbach Am Main
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.13 A$72.12	$52.21 €46.47	+4.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,244.53 A$1,790.43	$933.11 €830.50	-25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,089.62 A$1,567.57	$765.15 €681.01	-29.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.13 A$200.16	$269.23 €239.62	+93.5%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 26.8% less for childcare

	Wollongong	Offenbach Am Main
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,167.40 A$3,118.11	$531.87 €473.39	-75.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,280.48 A$29,176.35	$44,341.53 €39,465.56	+118.6%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Wollongong	Offenbach Am Main
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.96 A$10.02	$5.60 €4.98	-19.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 A$5.01	$4.00 €3.56	+15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$9.74 €8.67	-78.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.49 A$117.24	$39.19 €34.88	-51.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.23 A$19.03	$10.08 €8.97	-23.8%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 12.1% more for clothing

	Wollongong	Offenbach Am Main
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.62 A$100.16	$96.30 €85.71	+38.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.12 A$80.74	$45.91 €40.86	-18.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.35 A$167.39	$125.04 €111.29	+7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.08 A$156.92	$141.46 €125.90	+29.7%
Average			+12.1%

Wollongong vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of clothing

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