Cost of living comparison
Australia is 52.5% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Australia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.28
|
$16.76
A$26.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.52
|
$9.73
A$15.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.41
|
$2.56
A$4.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.15
|
$2.16
A$3.38
|
|
pay 22.4% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.93
|
$2.37
A$3.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.46
|
$4.36
A$6.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.23
|
$5.80
A$9.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.22
|
$4.07
A$6.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.78
|
$3.94
A$6.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.91
|
$1.45
A$2.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$1.26
A$1.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.98
|
$1.35
A$2.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.24
|
$2.01
A$3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$1.12
A$1.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.83
|
$4.65
A$7.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.71
|
$83.03
A$129.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,699.90
|
$27,742.09
A$43,401.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.10
|
$18.38
A$28.75
|
|
pay 62.9% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Australia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.31
|
$55.59
A$86.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€620.77
|
$1,182.30
A$1,849.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€484.28
|
$957.92
A$1,498.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€142.27
|
$138.16
A$216.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Italy
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€481.27
|
$1,485.91
A$2,324.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,954.68
|
$14,667.78
A$22,947.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.74
|
$6.64
A$10.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.60
|
$3.55
A$5.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.86
|
$28.07
A$43.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.31
|
$52.89
A$82.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.88
|
$13.13
A$20.54
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€74.18
|
$71.78
A$112.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.04
|
$50.24
A$78.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€81.42
|
$100.30
A$156.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€109.20
|
$111.73
A$174.79
|
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