Cost of living comparison
Australia is 18.1% more expensive than Dusseldorf.
If you lived in Australia instead of Dusseldorf, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
Dusseldorf
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$16.79
A$25.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.45
€9.60
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.70
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
€2.47
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
Dusseldorf
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
€2.08
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.53
€6.92
|
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.37
€4.02
|
$5.75
A$8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.45
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.27
€6.68
|
$3.99
A$5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
€1.43
|
$2.00
A$2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
Dusseldorf
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.18
€6.60
|
$4.73
A$7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$84.46
A$126.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,585.15
€27,193.19
|
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.55
€27.16
|
$18.12
A$27.05
|
|
pay 4.9% more for housing
Dusseldorf
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.37
€41.71
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$974.88
€896.06
|
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$862.84
€793.08
|
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$253.00
€232.54
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
|
pay 54.0% more for childcare
Dusseldorf
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$571.46
€525.25
|
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,933.07
€20,159.78
|
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
|
pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports
Dusseldorf
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$6.69
A$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$3.60
A$5.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.94
€38.55
|
$53.84
A$80.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.06
€12.01
|
$13.24
A$19.76
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
Dusseldorf
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.55
€89.66
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
€33.64
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.76
€80.66
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.97
€105.68
|
$118.12
A$176.27
|
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