Cost of living comparison
Australia is 26.7% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Australia instead of France, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
France
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.85
|
$16.79
A$25.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€10.07
|
$9.81
A$14.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.58
|
$2.56
A$3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.78
|
$2.14
A$3.20
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
France
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
$2.33
A$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.54
|
$4.71
A$7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.15
|
$5.75
A$8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.65
|
$3.86
A$5.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.94
|
$3.99
A$5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$1.43
A$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.25
A$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$2.00
A$3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.95
A$1.42
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
France
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.93
|
$4.73
A$7.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€48.21
|
$84.46
A$126.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,443.78
|
$27,859.34
A$41,693.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.22
|
$18.12
A$27.13
|
|
pay 50.1% more for housing
France
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.89
|
$55.36
A$82.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€726.67
|
$1,258.08
A$1,882.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€570.51
|
$971.44
A$1,453.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€130.34
|
$141.88
A$212.34
|
|
pay 72.0% more for childcare
France
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€660.10
|
$1,377.23
A$2,061.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,188.70
|
$14,720.56
A$22,030.17
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.76
|
$6.69
A$10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.85
|
$3.60
A$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.96
|
$28.13
A$42.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.61
|
$53.84
A$80.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€11.04
|
$13.24
A$19.82
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
France
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€86.08
|
$75.27
A$112.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.87
|
$54.30
A$81.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€87.19
|
$102.43
A$153.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€118.09
|
$118.12
A$176.77
|
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