Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.4 times more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Australia instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 35.9% more for restaurants
Estonia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
€6.73
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.94
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 59.2% more for groceries
Estonia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.52
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.47
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
€2.16
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.98
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.16
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 68.4% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.82
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
€21.86
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,266.22
€21,820.60
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.59
€8.99
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 97.1% more for housing
Estonia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.10
€25.42
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.38
€397.07
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.21
€320.95
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.34
€194.46
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Estonia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.83
€177.10
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.31
€10,743.55
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 88.1% more for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
€2.83
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.05
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.88
€44.90
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
€7.82
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
Estonia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.50
€78.31
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
€32.04
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
€74.59
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.03
€96.63
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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