Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.2 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Australia instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽726.98
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.57
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.47
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽413.33
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽326.46
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽167.98
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.80
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.47
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽62.18
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.75
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.91
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.76
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽222.88
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽319.97
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Russia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽145.86
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽162.65
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽381.37
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 18.3% more for clothing
Russia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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