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New York vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

New York is 2.7% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 1.5% more in New York
Groceries: pay 20.9% more in New York
Transportation: pay 22.6% less in New York
Housing: pay 3.5% more in New York
Childcare: pay 5.5% more in New York
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% less in New York
Clothing: pay 22.9% less in New York

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, and restaurants in New York are more expensive than in Sydney. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in New York.

New York vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York instead of Sydney, you would:

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pay 1.5% more for restaurants

	Sydney	New York
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.48 A$26.50	$19.04	+15.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.90	$10.50	+6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 A$4.01	$2.37	-5.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 A$3.29	$1.83	-10.3%
Average			+1.5%

Sydney vs. New York - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.9% more for groceries

	Sydney	New York
Bread 1 loaf	$2.80 A$4.50	$3.74	+33.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.66 A$9.10	$7.35	+30.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.60 A$10.62	$4.05	-38.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.35 A$6.99	$3.87	-10.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.91 A$6.29	$5.18	+32.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 A$2.37	$2.36	+60.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 A$2.07	$0.80	-37.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 A$2.21	$2.10	+52.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 A$3.12	$2.36	+22.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.77	$1.54	+40.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 A$1.65	$1.49	+45.5%
Average			+20.9%

Sydney vs. New York - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.6% less for transportation

	Sydney	New York
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 A$7.96	$3.60	-27.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$143.27 A$230.44	$97.65	-31.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$47,090.37	$31,535.81	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.14 A$50.09	$18.98	-39.1%
Average			-22.6%

Sydney vs. New York - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5% more for housing

	Sydney	New York
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.22 A$84.00	$63.86	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,177.38 A$3,502.30	$1,925.71	-11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,459.01 A$2,346.81	$1,646.33	+12.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.64 A$245.52	$138.03	-9.6%
Average			+3.5%

Sydney vs. New York - Cost of housing

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pay 5.5% more for childcare

	Sydney	New York
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,995.92 A$3,210.42	$1,553.18	-22.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,906.19 A$28,801.99	$23,861.84	+33.3%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	New York
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.59 A$10.60	$6.09	-7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.47 A$5.58	$4.84	+39.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$32.95 A$53.00	$13.68	-58.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.52 A$95.74	$63.42	+6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.82 A$25.44	$15.22	-3.8%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 22.9% less for clothing

	Sydney	New York
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.12 A$119.23	$50.08	-32.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.36 A$85.83	$41.74	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.20 A$174.04	$82.58	-23.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.17 A$209.38	$112.43	-13.6%
Average			-22.9%

Sydney vs. New York - Cost of clothing

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