Cost of living comparison
Australia is 28.3% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in Australia instead of Norway, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr191.02
|
$15.31
A$23.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr122.62
|
$8.98
A$13.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr31.47
|
$2.45
A$3.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr28.42
|
$2.05
A$3.15
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
Norway
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr28.41
|
$2.00
A$3.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr58.87
|
$4.24
A$6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr76.28
|
$5.00
A$7.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr38.05
|
$3.52
A$5.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr59.78
|
$3.56
A$5.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr13.76
|
$1.44
A$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.66
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.60
|
$1.31
A$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr17.82
|
$2.10
A$3.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr9.89
|
$1.03
A$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr10.92
|
$0.83
A$1.27
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Norway
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr81.37
|
$4.95
A$7.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr750.31
|
$81.92
A$125.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr348,662.76
|
$22,079.60
A$33,885.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr229.42
|
$15.28
A$23.44
|
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
Norway
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr541.90
|
$55.83
A$85.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,267.55
|
$1,119.19
A$1,717.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,114.14
|
$889.00
A$1,364.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,691.73
|
$120.53
A$184.98
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Norway
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,398.48
|
$1,373.48
A$2,107.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr52,781.14
|
$11,458.00
A$17,584.59
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr94.00
|
$5.72
A$8.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr43.17
|
$3.30
A$5.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr142.19
|
$24.53
A$37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr441.02
|
$46.71
A$71.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr139.42
|
$12.25
A$18.80
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Norway
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr843.23
|
$71.47
A$109.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr459.34
|
$41.82
A$64.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,069.07
|
$101.71
A$156.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,366.85
|
$106.56
A$163.54
|
|
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