Cost of living comparison
Seattle is 16.0% more expensive than Sydney.
If you lived in Seattle instead of Sydney, you would:
pay 26.1% more for restaurants
Sydney
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
A$23.08
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
A$14.42
|
$12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
A$3.74
|
$3.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
A$3.04
|
$2.59
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
Sydney
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.77
A$4.01
|
$4.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.64
A$8.15
|
$6.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
A$8.16
|
$4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
A$5.85
|
$4.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
A$5.61
|
$6.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.11
|
$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
A$1.82
|
$0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.00
|
$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
A$2.76
|
$2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
A$1.59
|
$1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
A$1.46
|
$1.46
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
Sydney
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
A$7.46
|
$4.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$145.34
A$210.31
|
$99.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,050.15
A$42,034.67
|
$36,656.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.58
A$41.35
|
$16.52
|
|
pay 24.9% more for housing
Sydney
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.02
A$75.27
|
$69.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.69
A$3,159.74
|
$2,482.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,498.67
A$2,168.53
|
$1,962.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.85
A$213.94
|
$180.38
|
|
pay 42.5% more for childcare
Sydney
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,085.41
A$3,017.52
|
$2,030.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,979.19
A$23,121.40
|
$30,000.00
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sydney
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.86
A$9.93
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
A$4.82
|
$6.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$33.23
A$48.08
|
$11.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.10
A$85.51
|
$60.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.29
A$22.12
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Sydney
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
A$108.25
|
$65.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.29
A$88.69
|
$57.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.17
A$159.42
|
$97.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.65
A$189.04
|
$133.18
|
|
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