Cost of living comparison
Sydney is 2.2 times more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Sydney instead of Greece, you would:
pay 70.5% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.34
|
$15.95
A$23.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.12
|
$9.97
A$14.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.77
|
$2.58
A$3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.57
|
$2.10
A$3.12
|
|
pay 61.2% more for groceries
Greece
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.23
|
$2.77
A$4.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.88
|
$5.64
A$8.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.46
|
$5.64
A$8.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.68
|
$4.04
A$6.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.85
|
$3.87
A$5.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$1.46
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.74
|
$1.26
A$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.51
|
$1.39
A$2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$1.91
A$2.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.46
|
$1.10
A$1.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.48
|
$1.01
A$1.50
|
|
pay 79.5% more for transportation
Greece
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.04
|
$5.16
A$7.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.15
|
$145.34
A$216.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,044.13
|
$29,050.15
A$43,181.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.20
|
$28.58
A$42.48
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Greece
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€28.59
|
$52.02
A$77.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€476.81
|
$2,183.69
A$3,245.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€366.21
|
$1,498.67
A$2,227.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€160.71
|
$147.85
A$219.78
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€316.07
|
$2,085.41
A$3,099.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,000.00
|
$15,979.19
A$23,752.39
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.81
|
$6.86
A$10.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.17
|
$3.33
A$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.49
|
$33.23
A$49.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€41.93
|
$59.10
A$87.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.05
|
$15.29
A$22.72
|
|
pay 25.2% more for clothing
Greece
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€75.51
|
$74.81
A$111.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.06
|
$61.29
A$91.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€78.20
|
$110.17
A$163.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€86.80
|
$130.65
A$194.20
|
|
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