Cost of living comparison

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United Kingdom vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 0.2% more expensive than Australia overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.9% more in United Kingdom
Groceries
pay 22.6% less in United Kingdom
Transportation
pay 34.6% more in United Kingdom
Housing
pay 5.5% more in United Kingdom
Childcare
pay 0.8% more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.1% less in United Kingdom
Clothing
pay 10.3% less in United Kingdom

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, and childcare in United Kingdom are more expensive than in Australia. Expenses including groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Australia, you would:

pay 2.9% more for restaurants

 
Australia
United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.42
A$27.21
$21.32
£16.13
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.19
A$15.05
$10.25
£7.76
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
A$4.25
$2.54
£1.92
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pay 22.6% less for groceries

 
Australia
United Kingdom
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.64
A$3.90
$1.67
£1.27
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.67
A$6.90
$4.62
£3.50
Milk (1 gallon) $6.28
A$9.27
$6.01
£4.55
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pay 34.6% more for transportation

 
Australia
United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.98
A$7.36
$7.59
£5.74
Monthly public transit pass $91.09
A$134.53
$99.20
£75.08
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,191.77
A$40,159.17
$37,629.43
£28,479.08
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pay 5.5% more for housing

 
Australia
United Kingdom
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $57.16
A$84.41
$41.42
£31.35
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,309.09
A$1,933.38
$1,299.59
£983.57
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,073.97
A$1,586.13
$1,069.01
£809.06
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pay 0.8% more for childcare

 
Australia
United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,957.92
A$2,891.63
$1,589.10
£1,202.68
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,377.12
A$27,140.92
$23,025.39
£17,426.31
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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Australia
United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.20
A$10.63
$6.50
£4.92
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.95
A$5.83
$4.66
£3.53
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $36.89
A$54.49
$22.34
£16.91
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pay 10.3% less for clothing

 
Australia
United Kingdom
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $77.86
A$114.99
$85.37
£64.61
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $53.33
A$78.77
$44.93
£34.01
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $112.59
A$166.29
$95.35
£72.16
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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