Cost of living comparison
Australia is 32.0% more expensive than Essen.
If you lived in Australia instead of Essen, you would:
pay 1.1% more for restaurants
Essen
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
€13.44
|
$16.79
A$25.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.63
€2.42
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 15.4% more for groceries
Essen
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.90
€6.34
|
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$5.75
A$8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.21
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.35
€6.75
|
$3.99
A$5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$2.00
A$2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 12.0% less for transportation
Essen
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.59
|
$4.73
A$7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.78
|
$84.46
A$126.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,055.72
|
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$56.32
€51.76
|
$18.12
A$27.05
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
Essen
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.81
€44.86
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$780.83
€717.70
|
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$651.15
€598.50
|
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$264.26
€242.89
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Essen
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$430.22
€395.43
|
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,139.87
€8,400.91
|
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
|
pay 70.6% more for entertainment and sports
Essen
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$6.69
A$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.05
|
$3.60
A$5.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.16
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.24
€34.23
|
$53.84
A$80.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.46
|
$13.24
A$19.76
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
Essen
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.52
€88.72
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.64
€53.90
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.79
€97.24
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.99
€123.16
|
$118.12
A$176.27
|
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