Cost of living comparison
Australia is 15.5% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Australia instead of Canada, you would:
pay 19.0% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 4.8% less for groceries
Canada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
Canada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 1.8% less for housing
Canada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 35.1% more for childcare
Canada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
Canada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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