Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.5% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Australia, you would:
pay 11.6% less for restaurants
Australia
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
A$24.30
|
A$26.15
£13.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
A$14.20
|
A$12.96
£6.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
A$3.71
|
A$3.09
£1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
A$3.10
|
A$2.20
£1.14
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Australia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
A$3.37
|
A$2.11
£1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
A$6.82
|
A$6.13
£3.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
A$8.32
|
A$8.33
£4.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
A$5.59
|
A$5.33
£2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
A$5.77
|
A$5.30
£2.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
A$2.07
|
A$1.74
£0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
A$1.81
|
A$0.97
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
A$2.00
|
A$1.77
£0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
A$2.90
|
A$2.03
£1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
A$1.64
|
A$0.91
£0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
A$1.37
|
A$0.87
£0.45
|
|
pay 19.7% more for transportation
Australia
|
United Kingdom
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
A$6.84
|
A$10.45
£5.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
A$122.21
|
A$136.95
£70.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
A$40,311.60
|
A$48,422.32
£25,027.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
A$26.23
|
A$24.57
£12.70
|
|
pay 7.7% more for housing
Australia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
A$80.11
|
A$54.40
£28.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
A$1,820.40
|
A$1,771.60
£915.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
A$1,405.65
|
A$1,410.29
£728.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
A$205.30
|
A$339.24
£175.34
|
|
pay 13.1% more for childcare
Australia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
A$1,992.81
|
A$2,064.26
£1,066.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
A$21,300.19
|
A$26,098.74
£13,489.51
|
|
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
A$9.68
|
A$7.84
£4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
A$5.21
|
A$5.68
£2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
A$40.71
|
A$23.66
£12.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
A$77.91
|
A$63.40
£32.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
A$19.16
|
A$18.63
£9.63
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Australia
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
A$108.92
|
A$110.86
£57.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
A$78.58
|
A$57.36
£29.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
A$148.21
|
A$130.96
£67.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
A$170.91
|
A$136.98
£70.80
|
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