Cost of living comparison
Australia is 6.7 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Australia instead of India, you would:
pay 7.1 times more for restaurants
India
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹208.77
|
$16.79
A$25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹331.39
|
$9.81
A$14.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹33.00
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.36
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
India
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.95
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹214.97
|
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹214.85
|
$5.75
A$8.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.85
|
$3.86
A$5.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹114.26
|
$3.99
A$5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.87
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹26.23
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.55
|
$1.39
A$2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.25
|
$2.00
A$2.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.36
|
$1.13
A$1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.50
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
India
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹393.92
|
$4.73
A$7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹844.06
|
$84.46
A$125.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,124,245.10
|
$27,859.34
A$41,525.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹249.75
|
$18.12
A$27.02
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for housing
India
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹644.15
|
$55.36
A$82.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,446.13
|
$1,258.08
A$1,875.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,479.32
|
$971.44
A$1,447.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,416.98
|
$141.88
A$211.48
|
|
pay 16.3 times more for childcare
India
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,915.60
|
$1,377.23
A$2,052.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹138,262.82
|
$14,720.56
A$21,941.73
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹154.59
|
$6.69
A$9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹134.04
|
$3.60
A$5.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹305.48
|
$28.13
A$41.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,351.91
|
$53.84
A$80.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹284.03
|
$13.24
A$19.74
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
India
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,977.98
|
$75.27
A$112.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,079.19
|
$54.30
A$80.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,448.70
|
$102.43
A$152.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,582.00
|
$118.12
A$176.06
|
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