Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United Kingdom
  3. London
  4. Australia
  5. Comparison
GBP
COMPARED TO
AUD

Australia is 9.4% cheaper than London.

If you lived in Australia instead of London, you would:
local_dining

pay 16.7% more for restaurants

  London help_outline Australia help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.48
£15.05
$15.68
A$20.28
-19.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.79
£6.02
$8.54
A$11.04
+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.86
£1.44
$2.44
A$3.15
+31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.47
£1.14
$2.14
A$2.77
+45.4%
Average +16.7%
London vs. Australia - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 22.9% more for groceries

  London help_outline Australia help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.35
£1.04
$1.99
A$2.57
+47.6%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.52
£3.49
$3.95
A$5.10
-12.7%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.71
£3.64
$4.77
A$6.16
+1.3%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.78
£2.15
$3.47
A$4.49
+25.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.74
£2.89
$3.49
A$4.52
-6.6%
Apples (1 lb) $1.29
£1.00
$1.42
A$1.83
+9.7%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.72
£0.56
$1.11
A$1.43
+53.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.20
£0.93
$1.25
A$1.62
+3.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.44
£1.11
$1.76
A$2.27
+22.6%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.69
£0.54
$1.13
A$1.46
+62.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.67
£0.52
$0.97
A$1.26
+45.4%
Average +22.9%
London vs. Australia - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 37.5% less for transportation

  London help_outline Australia help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.20
£4.79
$4.02
A$5.20
-35.1%
Monthly public transit pass $194.84
£150.54
$100.86
A$130.43
-48.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,689.74
£21,393.65
$19,752.66
A$25,544.08
-28.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $23.64
£18.27
$14.63
A$18.92
-38.1%
Average -37.5%
London vs. Australia - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 21.2% less for housing

  London help_outline Australia help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $40.74
£31.48
$54.94
A$71.05
+34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,248.15
£1,736.96
$1,058.57
A$1,368.94
-52.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,623.08
£1,254.02
$831.74
A$1,075.60
-48.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $169.35
£130.84
$138.56
A$179.19
-18.2%
Average -21.2%
London vs. Australia - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 36.9% less for childcare

  London help_outline Australia help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,865.81
£1,441.56
$1,355.52
A$1,752.96
-27.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,333.34
£18,027.80
$12,503.04
A$16,168.89
-46.4%
Average -36.9%
London vs. Australia - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports

  London help_outline Australia help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.49
£5.02
$5.90
A$7.64
-9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.91
£3.02
$3.32
A$4.29
-15.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $15.59
£12.04
$22.58
A$29.20
+44.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $55.64
£42.99
$49.62
A$64.16
-10.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $16.89
£13.05
$12.86
A$16.63
-23.9%
Average -2.8%
London vs. Australia - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 7.2% less for clothing

  London help_outline Australia help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $86.79
£67.06
$70.05
A$90.59
-19.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $42.73
£33.02
$43.47
A$56.22
+1.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $90.85
£70.20
$97.68
A$126.32
+7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather) $117.19
£90.54
$95.39
A$123.36
-18.6%
Average -7.2%
London vs. Australia - Cost of clothing
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