Cost of living comparison
Australia is 82.2% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Australia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 72.9% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.48
|
$16.79
A$24.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.21
|
$9.81
A$14.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.79
|
$2.56
A$3.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.57
|
$2.14
A$3.14
|
|
pay 57.1% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.24
|
$2.33
A$3.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.94
|
$4.71
A$6.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.52
|
$5.75
A$8.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.72
|
$3.86
A$5.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.89
|
$3.99
A$5.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.43
A$2.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.74
|
$1.25
A$1.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$1.39
A$2.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$2.00
A$2.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$1.13
A$1.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.95
A$1.39
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.11
|
$4.73
A$6.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.54
|
$84.46
A$123.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,306.79
|
$27,859.34
A$40,837.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.33
|
$18.12
A$26.57
|
|
pay 82.7% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€28.89
|
$55.36
A$81.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€481.81
|
$1,258.08
A$1,844.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€370.05
|
$971.44
A$1,423.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€162.40
|
$141.88
A$207.98
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€319.39
|
$1,377.23
A$2,018.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,062.92
|
$14,720.56
A$21,578.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.85
|
$6.69
A$9.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.20
|
$3.60
A$5.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.53
|
$28.13
A$41.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.37
|
$53.84
A$78.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.13
|
$13.24
A$19.41
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€76.31
|
$75.27
A$110.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.45
|
$54.30
A$79.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.02
|
$102.43
A$150.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€87.71
|
$118.12
A$173.14
|
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