United States is 4.9% more expensive than Australia.

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

pay 0.1% less for restaurants

 
Australia
United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.31
A$23.33
$18.15
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.98
A$13.68
$9.28
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.45
A$3.73
$2.24
 

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pay 25.6% more for groceries

 
Australia
United States
Bread
1 loaf
$2.00
A$3.05
$3.17
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.24
A$6.45
$5.93
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.00
A$7.61
$3.83
 

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pay 6.2% less for transportation

 
Australia
United States
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.95
A$7.54
$3.72
 
Monthly public transit pass $81.92
A$124.82
$63.08
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,079.60
A$33,642.68
$25,096.27
 

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pay 30.7% more for housing

 
Australia
United States
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.83
A$85.07
$70.73
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,119.19
A$1,705.31
$1,528.07
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $889.00
A$1,354.56
$1,282.97
 

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pay 11.0% more for childcare

 
Australia
United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,373.48
A$2,092.77
$1,137.97
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,458.00
A$17,458.56
$15,943.15
 

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pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Australia
United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.72
A$8.71
$5.19
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.30
A$5.02
$4.51
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$24.53
A$37.38
$8.57
 

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pay 16.9% less for clothing

 
Australia
United States
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$71.47
A$108.90
$45.40
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.82
A$63.72
$36.73
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$101.71
A$154.97
$79.51
 

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