Cost of living comparison
Australia is 96.3% more expensive than Ponta Delgada.
If you lived in Australia instead of Ponta Delgada, you would:
pay 48.6% more for restaurants
Ponta Delgada
|
Australia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$16.79
A$25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$9.81
A$14.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.68
|
$2.56
A$3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$2.14
A$3.23
|
|
pay 38.7% more for groceries
Ponta Delgada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
$2.33
A$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.61
€7.06
|
$4.71
A$7.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
€3.79
|
$5.75
A$8.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
€2.71
|
$3.86
A$5.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.05
|
$3.99
A$6.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.43
A$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.25
A$1.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.39
A$2.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.95
A$1.43
|
|
pay 10.1% more for transportation
Ponta Delgada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.14
|
$4.73
A$7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$84.46
A$127.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€25,118.53
|
$27,859.34
A$42,121.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.12
A$27.40
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Ponta Delgada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$55.36
A$83.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,028.84
€954.50
|
$1,258.08
A$1,902.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$676.87
€627.96
|
$971.44
A$1,468.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.22
€115.25
|
$141.88
A$214.52
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Ponta Delgada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.75
€251.19
|
$1,377.23
A$2,082.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$14,720.56
A$22,256.75
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Ponta Delgada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$6.69
A$10.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$3.60
A$5.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
$28.13
A$42.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.50
€51.49
|
$53.84
A$81.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$13.24
A$20.02
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Ponta Delgada
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.83
€78.70
|
$75.27
A$113.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
$54.30
A$82.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
€73.68
|
$102.43
A$154.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.96
€120.57
|
$118.12
A$178.59
|
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