Cost of living comparison

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Australia vs. New Hampshire Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 8.3% more expensive than New Hampshire.

Restaurants
pay 4.1% more in Australia
Groceries
pay 2.0% more in Australia
Transportation
pay 26.7% more in Australia
Housing
pay 25.0% less in Australia
Childcare
pay 16.1% less in Australia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.5% more in Australia
Clothing
pay 31.6% more in Australia

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Australia are more expensive than in New Hampshire. Expenses including housing and childcare are lower in Australia.

Australia vs. New Hampshire Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Australia instead of New Hampshire, you would:

pay 4.1% more for restaurants

 
New Hampshire
Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.00
 
$16.76
A$26.72
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.88
 
$9.73
A$15.52
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.11
 
$2.56
A$4.09

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pay 2.0% more for groceries

 
New Hampshire
Australia
Bread
1 loaf
$3.35
 
$2.37
A$3.78
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.68
 
$4.36
A$6.96
Milk (1 gallon) $3.76
 
$5.80
A$9.25

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pay 26.7% more for transportation

 
New Hampshire
Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.32
 
$4.65
A$7.42
Monthly public transit pass $46.00
 
$83.03
A$132.41
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,090.00
 
$27,742.09
A$44,238.71

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pay 25.0% less for housing

 
New Hampshire
Australia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$61.43
 
$55.59
A$88.65
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,901.33
 
$1,182.30
A$1,885.35
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,703.33
 
$957.92
A$1,527.54

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pay 16.1% less for childcare

 
New Hampshire
Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,394.00
 
$1,485.91
A$2,369.50
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $24,000.00
 
$14,667.78
A$23,389.87

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pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
New Hampshire
Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.20
 
$6.64
A$10.59
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.41
 
$3.55
A$5.65
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.08
 
$28.07
A$44.77

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pay 31.6% more for clothing

 
New Hampshire
Australia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.83
 
$71.78
A$114.46
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.50
 
$50.24
A$80.11
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$79.75
 
$100.30
A$159.94

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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