Cost of living comparison
Australia is 20.0% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Australia instead of Canada, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$23.04
|
$16.79
A$25.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.96
|
$9.81
A$14.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.84
|
$2.56
A$3.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.32
|
$2.14
A$3.26
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Canada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.50
|
$2.33
A$3.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.58
|
$4.71
A$7.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$11.10
|
$5.75
A$8.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.69
|
$3.86
A$5.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.39
|
$3.99
A$6.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.57
|
$1.43
A$2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
$1.25
A$1.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.19
|
$1.39
A$2.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.50
|
$2.00
A$3.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.65
|
$1.13
A$1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.65
|
$0.95
A$1.44
|
|
pay 12.7% more for transportation
Canada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.14
|
$4.73
A$7.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$95.23
|
$84.46
A$128.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,966.31
|
$27,859.34
A$42,468.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$23.44
|
$18.12
A$27.63
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
Canada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$87.76
|
$55.36
A$84.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,746.11
|
$1,258.08
A$1,917.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,600.85
|
$971.44
A$1,480.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$167.31
|
$141.88
A$216.29
|
|
pay 52.8% more for childcare
Canada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,039.40
|
$1,377.23
A$2,099.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$17,066.14
|
$14,720.56
A$22,439.87
|
|
pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.40
|
$6.69
A$10.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.98
|
$3.60
A$5.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$18.15
|
$28.13
A$42.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$60.20
|
$53.84
A$82.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.73
|
$13.24
A$20.18
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Canada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$77.14
|
$75.27
A$114.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$55.56
|
$54.30
A$82.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$120.91
|
$102.43
A$156.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$144.99
|
$118.12
A$180.06
|
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