Cost of living comparison
United States is 39.2% more expensive than Cairns.
If you lived in United States instead of Cairns, you would:
pay 2.3% less for restaurants
Cairns
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.68
A$23.71
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.13
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
A$3.28
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
A$3.40
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
Cairns
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
A$3.63
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.23
A$7.90
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
A$7.00
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.85
A$5.83
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
A$5.72
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
A$2.23
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
A$1.65
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
A$1.83
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.71
A$5.61
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
A$1.57
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
A$1.33
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
Cairns
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
A$7.31
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$151.32
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.00
A$21.16
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 71.5% more for housing
Cairns
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.37
A$77.68
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$845.12
A$1,277.78
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.57
A$864.18
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.94
A$146.57
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Cairns
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,334.40
A$2,017.55
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,235.92
A$4,892.55
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
Cairns
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
A$9.08
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
A$5.30
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$30.02
A$45.39
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.69
A$52.46
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.18
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 22.9% more for clothing
Cairns
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.04
A$75.66
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
A$54.22
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.40
A$118.53
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.60
A$84.06
|
$109.59
|
|
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