Cost of living comparison
Australia is 1.5% more expensive than Austin.
If you lived in Australia instead of Austin, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
Austin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$15.31
A$23.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.98
A$13.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
|
$2.45
A$3.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$2.05
A$3.14
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
Austin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.84
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.85
|
$4.24
A$6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$5.00
A$7.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
|
$3.56
A$5.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.44
A$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$1.13
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$1.31
A$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$2.10
A$3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$1.03
A$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.83
A$1.27
|
|
pay 23.3% more for transportation
Austin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
|
$4.95
A$7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.96
|
$81.92
A$125.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,000.00
|
$22,079.60
A$33,790.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.93
|
$15.28
A$23.38
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
Austin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.16
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,457.21
|
$1,119.19
A$1,712.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,656.82
|
$889.00
A$1,360.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.53
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
Austin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,208.00
|
$1,373.48
A$2,101.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$11,458.00
A$17,535.38
|
|
pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports
Austin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$5.72
A$8.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.07
|
$3.30
A$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.93
|
$46.71
A$71.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.12
|
$12.25
A$18.75
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Austin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.12
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.68
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.93
|
$101.71
A$155.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.21
|
$106.56
A$163.08
|
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