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Australia vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 9.9% more expensive than Austria overall.

Restaurants
pay 9.2% less in Australia
Groceries
pay 0.1% less in Australia
Transportation
pay 6.6% less in Australia
Housing
pay 18.8% more in Australia
Childcare
pay 95.3% more in Australia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 29.1% more in Australia
Clothing
pay 0.9% more in Australia

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Australia are more expensive than in Austria. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Australia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Australia.

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Australia vs. Austria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Australia instead of Austria, you would:

pay 9.2% less for restaurants

 
Austria
Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.46
€15.54
$18.42
A$26.50
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $12.35
€10.99
$10.19
A$14.66
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.78
€3.36
$2.88
A$4.14
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pay 0.1% less for groceries

 
Austria
Australia
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.57
€2.29
$2.64
A$3.80
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.98
€8.00
$4.67
A$6.72
Milk (1 gallon) $6.13
€5.46
$6.28
A$9.03
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pay 6.6% less for transportation

 
Austria
Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.11
€6.33
$4.98
A$7.17
Monthly public transit pass $57.51
€51.19
$91.09
A$131.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,576.16
€26,323.85
$27,191.77
A$39,119.22
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pay 18.8% more for housing

 
Austria
Australia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $35.97
€32.02
$57.16
A$82.23
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $964.19
€858.16
$1,309.09
A$1,883.31
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $803.82
€715.43
$1,073.97
A$1,545.05
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pay 95.3% more for childcare

 
Austria
Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $557.81
€496.47
$1,957.92
A$2,816.75
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,914.08
€15,054.14
$18,377.12
A$26,438.09
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pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Austria
Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.34
€4.75
$7.20
A$10.36
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.45
€3.96
$3.95
A$5.68
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.41
€6.59
$36.89
A$53.08
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pay 0.9% more for clothing

 
Austria
Australia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $95.22
€84.75
$77.86
A$112.01
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $45.58
€40.57
$53.33
A$76.73
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $102.93
€91.61
$112.59
A$161.98
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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 October 2026). How we calculate this

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