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Vevey vs. Wollongong Cost of Living Summary

Vevey is 39.0% more expensive than Wollongong.

Restaurants: pay 74.5% more in Vevey
Groceries: pay 24.4% more in Vevey
Transportation: pay 77.0% more in Vevey
Housing: pay 27.7% more in Vevey
Childcare: pay 41.8% more in Vevey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% more in Vevey
Clothing: pay 46.8% more in Vevey

The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, childcare, housing, and groceries in Vevey are more expensive than in Wollongong. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Vevey.

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Vevey vs. Wollongong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vevey instead of Wollongong, you would:

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pay 74.5% more for restaurants

	Wollongong	Vevey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.06 A$24.54	$30.00 CHF24.78	+75.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.44 A$15.02	$18.00 CHF14.87	+72.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 A$4.45	$5.04 CHF4.16	+63.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 A$3.21	$4.20 CHF3.47	+88.5%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 24.4% more for groceries

	Wollongong	Vevey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 A$4.13	$2.95 CHF2.43	+2.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 A$7.51	$12.19 CHF10.06	+133.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 A$6.33	$8.18 CHF6.75	+85.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.02 A$5.78	$7.12 CHF5.88	+77.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 A$6.13	$13.20 CHF10.90	+209.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 A$1.93	$1.61 CHF1.33	+20.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 A$1.63	$0.94 CHF0.78	-17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 A$2.20	$1.13 CHF0.93	-25.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.08 A$3.00	$2.09 CHF1.73	+0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.53	$0.82 CHF0.68	-23.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 A$1.65	$0.91 CHF0.75	-20.8%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 77.0% more for transportation

	Wollongong	Vevey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.30	$8.82 CHF7.29	+73.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,937.53 A$38,753.46	$42,598.89 CHF35,183.79	+58.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.79 A$24.16	$44.28 CHF36.57	+163.7%
Average			+77.0%

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pay 27.7% more for housing

	Wollongong	Vevey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.13 A$72.12	$54.60 CHF45.09	+8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,244.53 A$1,790.43	$1,475.96 CHF1,219.04	+18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,089.62 A$1,567.57	$1,439.96 CHF1,189.31	+32.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.13 A$200.16	$207.74 CHF171.58	+49.3%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 41.8% more for childcare

	Wollongong	Vevey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,167.40 A$3,118.11	$2,902.06 CHF2,396.90	+33.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,280.48 A$29,176.35	$30,462.54 CHF25,159.99	+50.2%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Wollongong	Vevey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.96 A$10.02	$9.00 CHF7.43	+29.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 A$5.01	$6.09 CHF5.03	+75.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$10.80 CHF8.92	-75.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.49 A$117.24	$84.00 CHF69.38	+3.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.23 A$19.03	$24.00 CHF19.82	+81.4%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 46.8% more for clothing

	Wollongong	Vevey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.62 A$100.16	$139.98 CHF115.62	+101.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.12 A$80.74	$60.81 CHF50.22	+8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.35 A$167.39	$138.68 CHF114.54	+19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.08 A$156.92	$194.99 CHF161.05	+78.8%
Average			+46.8%

Wollongong vs. Vevey - Cost of clothing

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