Cost of living comparison
Australia is 21.4% more expensive than Aix-en-provence.
If you lived in Australia instead of Aix-en-provence, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
Aix-en-provence
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.07
|
$16.79
A$25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$9.81
A$14.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.20
€3.89
|
$2.56
A$3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$2.14
A$3.23
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
Aix-en-provence
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.33
A$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.57
|
$4.71
A$7.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
€4.33
|
$5.75
A$8.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
$3.86
A$5.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
€5.17
|
$3.99
A$6.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.43
A$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.25
A$1.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.39
A$2.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.95
A$1.43
|
|
pay 37.1% more for transportation
Aix-en-provence
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.12
€6.60
|
$4.73
A$7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$84.46
A$127.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,323.64
€28,132.76
|
$27,859.34
A$42,121.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.92
€12.91
|
$18.12
A$27.40
|
|
pay 27.6% more for housing
Aix-en-provence
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.71
€31.27
|
$55.36
A$83.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,082.99
€1,004.74
|
$1,258.08
A$1,902.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$795.22
€737.77
|
$971.44
A$1,468.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.43
€121.93
|
$141.88
A$214.52
|
|
pay 26.2% more for childcare
Aix-en-provence
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,013.80
€940.55
|
$1,377.23
A$2,082.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,616.80
€11,705.24
|
$14,720.56
A$22,256.75
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
Aix-en-provence
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$6.69
A$10.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.42
€3.17
|
$3.60
A$5.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
$28.13
A$42.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.63
€34.91
|
$53.84
A$81.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$13.24
A$20.02
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
Aix-en-provence
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.64
€80.38
|
$75.27
A$113.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.90
€47.22
|
$54.30
A$82.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.97
€84.40
|
$102.43
A$154.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.12
€122.58
|
$118.12
A$178.59
|
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