Cost of living comparison
Australia is 10.4% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Australia instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.91
|
$16.79
A$25.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.98
|
$9.81
A$14.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.24
|
$2.56
A$3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.81
|
$2.14
A$3.20
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.60
|
$2.33
A$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.34
|
$4.71
A$7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.94
|
$5.75
A$8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.99
|
$3.86
A$5.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.26
|
$3.99
A$5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.54
|
$1.43
A$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$1.25
A$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$2.00
A$3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.95
A$1.42
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.57
|
$4.73
A$7.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.85
|
$84.46
A$126.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£24,079.67
|
$27,859.34
A$41,693.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.58
|
$18.12
A$27.13
|
|
pay 14.4% less for housing
Jersey
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.85
|
$55.36
A$82.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,470.70
|
$1,258.08
A$1,882.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,333.60
|
$971.44
A$1,453.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.54
|
$141.88
A$212.34
|
|
pay 26.3% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,582.88
|
$1,377.23
A$2,061.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,810.08
|
$14,720.56
A$22,030.17
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.48
|
$6.69
A$10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.76
|
$3.60
A$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.22
|
$28.13
A$42.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.32
|
$53.84
A$80.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.96
|
$13.24
A$19.82
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Australia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.78
|
$75.27
A$112.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.87
|
$54.30
A$81.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.52
|
$102.43
A$153.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£97.22
|
$118.12
A$176.77
|
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