Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.1% more expensive than Reading.
If you lived in Australia instead of Reading, you would:
pay 7.1% more for restaurants
Reading
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.33
£21.82
|
$15.31
A$23.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.95
|
$8.98
A$13.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.83
|
$2.45
A$3.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
£1.13
|
$2.05
A$3.11
|
|
pay 27.4% more for groceries
Reading
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
£2.57
|
$4.24
A$6.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.74
£4.58
|
$5.00
A$7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
£2.15
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
£2.60
|
$3.56
A$5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.14
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
£0.62
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
£1.23
|
$1.31
A$1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
£1.02
|
$2.10
A$3.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.54
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
£0.42
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
Reading
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.90
|
$4.95
A$7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.74
£64.47
|
$81.92
A$123.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,015.68
£21,571.13
|
$22,079.60
A$33,383.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.09
£13.65
|
$15.28
A$23.10
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
Reading
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.46
£28.31
|
$55.83
A$84.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,356.94
£1,083.47
|
$1,119.19
A$1,692.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.33
£857.02
|
$889.00
A$1,344.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.75
£139.53
|
$120.53
A$182.24
|
|
pay 26.8% less for childcare
Reading
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,602.31
£1,279.39
|
$1,373.48
A$2,076.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,836.45
£15,040.28
|
$11,458.00
A$17,323.93
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
Reading
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
£3.97
|
$5.72
A$8.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
£3.02
|
$3.30
A$4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.22
£12.15
|
$24.53
A$37.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.97
£31.92
|
$46.71
A$70.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.07
£6.45
|
$12.25
A$18.52
|
|
pay 2.3% less for clothing
Reading
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.53
£59.51
|
$71.47
A$108.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.88
£42.22
|
$41.82
A$63.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.92
£82.18
|
$101.71
A$153.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.09
£72.73
|
$106.56
A$161.11
|
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