Cost of living comparison
Australia is 12.2% more expensive than North Carolina.
If you lived in Australia instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 13.4% more for restaurants
North Carolina
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.15
|
$15.31
A$23.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
|
$8.98
A$13.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$2.45
A$3.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
|
$2.05
A$3.13
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
North Carolina
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
|
$2.00
A$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
|
$4.24
A$6.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$5.00
A$7.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
|
$3.52
A$5.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.35
|
$3.56
A$5.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$1.44
A$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$1.31
A$2.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$2.10
A$3.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$1.03
A$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.83
A$1.26
|
|
pay 22.7% more for transportation
North Carolina
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
|
$4.95
A$7.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
|
$81.92
A$124.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,513.75
|
$22,079.60
A$33,642.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
|
$15.28
A$23.28
|
|
pay 18.0% less for housing
North Carolina
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.74
|
$55.83
A$85.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,481.44
|
$1,119.19
A$1,705.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,208.87
|
$889.00
A$1,354.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.18
|
$120.53
A$183.66
|
|
pay 4.7% less for childcare
North Carolina
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,073.46
|
$1,373.48
A$2,092.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,256.56
|
$11,458.00
A$17,458.56
|
|
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
North Carolina
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
|
$5.72
A$8.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$3.30
A$5.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.59
|
$24.53
A$37.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.90
|
$46.71
A$71.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.82
|
$12.25
A$18.67
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
North Carolina
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.84
|
$71.47
A$108.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.91
|
$41.82
A$63.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.67
|
$101.71
A$154.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.53
|
$106.56
A$162.36
|
|
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