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
€14.96
|
$16.79
A$25.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.97
|
$9.81
A$14.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.20
€3.87
|
$2.56
A$3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.30
|
$2.14
A$3.21
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
Aix-en-provence
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$2.33
A$3.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.51
|
$4.71
A$7.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
€4.30
|
$5.75
A$8.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
$3.86
A$5.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
€5.13
|
$3.99
A$5.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.43
A$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.25
A$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.39
A$2.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$2.00
A$3.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.95
A$1.42
|
|
pay 37.1% more for transportation
Aix-en-provence
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.12
€6.55
|
$4.73
A$7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.93
|
$84.46
A$126.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,323.64
€27,931.32
|
$27,859.34
A$41,818.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.92
€12.82
|
$18.12
A$27.21
|
|
pay 27.6% more for housing
Aix-en-provence
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.71
€31.05
|
$55.36
A$83.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,082.99
€997.55
|
$1,258.08
A$1,888.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$795.22
€732.48
|
$971.44
A$1,458.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.43
€121.06
|
$141.88
A$212.97
|
|
pay 26.2% more for childcare
Aix-en-provence
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,013.80
€933.81
|
$1,377.23
A$2,067.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,616.80
€11,621.42
|
$14,720.56
A$22,096.31
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
Aix-en-provence
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€6.98
|
$6.69
A$10.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.42
€3.15
|
$3.60
A$5.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.22
|
$28.13
A$42.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.63
€34.66
|
$53.84
A$80.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$13.24
A$19.87
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
Aix-en-provence
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.64
€79.80
|
$75.27
A$112.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.90
€46.88
|
$54.30
A$81.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.97
€83.79
|
$102.43
A$153.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.12
€121.70
|
$118.12
A$177.30
|
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