Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.9% more expensive than Austin.
If you lived in Australia instead of Austin, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
Austin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$16.79
A$25.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.81
A$14.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
|
$2.56
A$3.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
|
$2.14
A$3.24
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
Austin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.55
|
$2.33
A$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
|
$4.71
A$7.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
|
$5.75
A$8.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
|
$3.86
A$5.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
|
$3.99
A$6.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$1.43
A$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
|
$1.25
A$1.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.39
A$2.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.95
A$1.43
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
Austin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.07
|
$4.73
A$7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
|
$84.46
A$127.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,639.19
|
$27,859.34
A$42,172.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.92
|
$18.12
A$27.44
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
Austin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.20
|
$55.36
A$83.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,348.40
|
$1,258.08
A$1,904.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,570.00
|
$971.44
A$1,470.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.48
|
$141.88
A$214.78
|
|
pay 19.3% less for childcare
Austin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,476.11
|
$1,377.23
A$2,084.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,625.00
|
$14,720.56
A$22,283.61
|
|
pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports
Austin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$6.69
A$10.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.33
|
$3.60
A$5.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$28.13
A$42.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.67
|
$53.84
A$81.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.50
|
$13.24
A$20.04
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Austin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
|
$75.27
A$113.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.85
|
$54.30
A$82.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.04
|
$102.43
A$155.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.87
|
$118.12
A$178.80
|
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