Cost of living comparison
Australia is 8.6% more expensive than Farnborough.
If you lived in Australia instead of Farnborough, you would:
pay 34.8% more for restaurants
Farnborough
|
Australia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.91
£11.90
|
$15.31
A$23.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
£5.45
|
$8.98
A$13.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
£1.41
|
$2.45
A$3.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
£0.99
|
$2.05
A$3.11
|
|
pay 39.0% more for groceries
Farnborough
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
£1.24
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
£2.74
|
$4.24
A$6.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.10
£4.87
|
$5.00
A$7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
£2.16
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
£3.15
|
$3.56
A$5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.78
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
£0.39
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$1.31
A$1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
£1.00
|
$2.10
A$3.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
£0.81
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
£0.43
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Farnborough
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
£5.81
|
$4.95
A$7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$124.21
£99.18
|
$81.92
A$123.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,794.40
|
$22,079.60
A$33,383.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.08
£14.44
|
$15.28
A$23.10
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
Farnborough
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.75
£31.74
|
$55.83
A$84.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,459.47
£1,165.34
|
$1,119.19
A$1,692.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,159.29
£925.66
|
$889.00
A$1,344.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.13
£88.73
|
$120.53
A$182.24
|
|
pay 20.9% less for childcare
Farnborough
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,420.96
£1,134.59
|
$1,373.48
A$2,076.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,631.50
£14,876.64
|
$11,458.00
A$17,323.93
|
|
pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports
Farnborough
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.32
£2.65
|
$5.72
A$8.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
£3.03
|
$3.30
A$4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.22
£12.15
|
$24.53
A$37.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.71
A$70.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
£10.91
|
$12.25
A$18.52
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Farnborough
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.18
£63.23
|
$71.47
A$108.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
£29.75
|
$41.82
A$63.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.95
£69.42
|
$101.71
A$153.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.37
£79.34
|
$106.56
A$161.11
|
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