Cost of living comparison
Australia is 7.9% more expensive than Albany.
If you lived in Australia instead of Albany, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
Albany
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.95
A$22.61
|
$16.79
A$25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
A$12.06
|
$9.81
A$14.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
A$3.52
|
$2.56
A$3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
A$2.51
|
$2.14
A$3.23
|
|
pay 12.9% more for groceries
Albany
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
A$2.22
|
$2.33
A$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.71
A$7.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
A$7.42
|
$5.75
A$8.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
A$6.03
|
$3.86
A$5.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.99
A$6.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
A$2.26
|
$1.43
A$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
A$1.80
|
$1.25
A$1.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.39
A$2.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
A$2.73
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
A$1.82
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
A$1.14
|
$0.95
A$1.43
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
Albany
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
A$7.23
|
$4.73
A$7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$84.46
A$127.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,859.34
A$42,121.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.12
A$27.40
|
|
pay 73.0% more for housing
Albany
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.22
A$54.76
|
$55.36
A$83.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,258.08
A$1,902.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$971.44
A$1,468.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.42
A$111.00
|
$141.88
A$214.52
|
|
pay 59.2% less for childcare
Albany
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,377.23
A$2,082.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$36,108.41
A$54,594.11
|
$14,720.56
A$22,256.75
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Albany
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.64
A$11.56
|
$6.69
A$10.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
A$6.03
|
$3.60
A$5.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.27
A$32.15
|
$28.13
A$42.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$53.84
A$81.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.24
A$20.02
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Albany
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$75.27
A$113.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.30
A$82.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$102.43
A$154.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$118.12
A$178.59
|
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