Cost of living comparison
Australia is 16.0% more expensive than Glasgow.
If you lived in Australia instead of Glasgow, you would:
pay 29.7% more for restaurants
Glasgow
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.88
|
$15.31
A$23.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.95
|
$8.98
A$13.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.50
|
$2.45
A$3.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$2.05
A$3.11
|
|
pay 51.5% more for groceries
Glasgow
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
£1.07
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.19
£3.34
|
$4.24
A$6.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
£3.70
|
$5.00
A$7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
£2.16
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
£2.74
|
$3.56
A$5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
£0.80
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.81
|
$1.31
A$1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$2.10
A$3.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
£0.37
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
£0.39
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
Glasgow
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.58
£6.05
|
$4.95
A$7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.73
£72.44
|
$81.92
A$123.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,810.41
£23,802.63
|
$22,079.60
A$33,383.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.97
£14.35
|
$15.28
A$23.10
|
|
pay 9.6% more for housing
Glasgow
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.43
£29.09
|
$55.83
A$84.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$977.27
£780.32
|
$1,119.19
A$1,692.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$789.54
£630.42
|
$889.00
A$1,344.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.28
£166.30
|
$120.53
A$182.24
|
|
pay 11.6% more for childcare
Glasgow
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$967.46
£772.48
|
$1,373.48
A$2,076.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,128.89
£11,281.45
|
$11,458.00
A$17,323.93
|
|
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
Glasgow
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
£3.97
|
$5.72
A$8.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$3.30
A$4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.84
£12.65
|
$24.53
A$37.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.99
£27.94
|
$46.71
A$70.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.42
£9.92
|
$12.25
A$18.52
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
Glasgow
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.11
£70.35
|
$71.47
A$108.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.62
£27.65
|
$41.82
A$63.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.95
£69.42
|
$101.71
A$153.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.12
£64.78
|
$106.56
A$161.11
|
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