AUSTRALIA LIVING COST

Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 17.00 A$ 12.73 20.00
Meal for 2, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 80.00 A$ 60.00 100.00
Combo Meal at McDonalds or Similar 8.00 A$ 7.00 9.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) 6.00 A$ 5.00 8.00
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 7.00 A$ 6.00 8.00
Cappuccino (regular) 4.00 A$ 3.50 4.20
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle) 3.00 A$ 2.50 3.50
Water (0.33 liter bottle) 2.50 A$ 2.00 3.00
Markets [Edit] Median
Milk (regular), 1 liter 1.50 A$ 1.00 2.00
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g) 2.76 A$ 2.00 3.50
Rice (1kg) 3.00 A$ 2.48 3.99
Eggs (12) 4.00 A$ 3.00 5.00
Local Cheese (1kg) 10.00 A$ 8.00 12.00
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1kg) 10.00 A$ 9.00 13.00
Apples (1kg) 4.00 A$ 3.00 4.98
Oranges (1kg) 3.00 A$ 2.80 4.00
Tomato (1kg) 5.00 A$ 4.00 6.00
Potato (1kg) 2.99 A$ 2.00 3.50
Lettuce (1 head) 2.38 A$ 2.00 3.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 3.00 A$ 2.00 3.50
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 15.00 A$ 12.00 20.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 4.55 A$ 3.60 6.00
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 5.00 A$ 4.00 6.50
Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) 17.00 A$ 15.00 20.00
Transportation [Edit] Median
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 3.90 A$ 3.00 4.80
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 115.00 A$ 75.00 146.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 3.65 A$ 3.20 4.70
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) 2.01 A$ 1.69 3.00

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 45.60 A$ 36.00 53.33

Gasoline (1 liter) 1.48 A$ 1.40 1.52
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)
27,495.00 A$ 24,990.00 31,676.00
Utilities (Monthly) [Edit] Median
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment 200.00
A$ 140.00 300.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) 0.89 A$
0.45 1.00
Internet (6 Mbps, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 60.00 A$ 50.00 70.00
Sports And Leisure [Edit] Median
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 70.00 A$ 50.00 90.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 19.00 A$ 12.00 24.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 17.00 A$ 15.00 18.50
Clothing And Shoes [Edit] Median
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 100.00 A$ 80.00 120.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ) 70.00 A$ 50.00 96.00
1 Pair of Nike Shoes 150.00 A$ 120.00 160.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Shoes 130.00 A$ 100.00 180.00
Rent Per Month [Edit] Median
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 1,738.00 A$ 1,300.00 2,250.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 1,300.00 A$ 1,000.00
1,603.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 3,000.00 A$ 2,159.70 4,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 2,000.00 A$ 1,600.00
2,600.00
Buy Apartment Price [Edit] Median
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre 7,500.00 A$
4,000.00 10,000.00
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 4,500.00
A$ 3,000.00 7,000.00

Salaries And Financing [Edit] Median

Median Monthly Disposable Salary (After Tax) 4,000.00 A$ 3,000.00
5,100.00
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentanges (%), Yearly 6.50 6.00 7.00
These data are based on 12422 entries in the past 18 months from
1347 different contributors.
Last update : June, 2013