Cost of living comparison
Australia is 26.0% cheaper than Santa Barbara.
If you lived in Australia instead of Santa Barbara, you would:
pay 24.1% less for restaurants
Santa Barbara
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$28.00
|
$15.31
A$23.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.98
A$13.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.45
A$3.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
|
$2.05
A$3.11
|
|
pay 42.6% less for groceries
Santa Barbara
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.95
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.95
|
$4.24
A$6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$5.00
A$7.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.99
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.98
|
$3.56
A$5.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.78
|
$1.31
A$1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.03
|
$2.10
A$3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.66
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
Santa Barbara
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
|
$4.95
A$7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.50
|
$81.92
A$124.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,000.00
|
$22,079.60
A$33,428.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.31
|
$15.28
A$23.13
|
|
pay 47.1% less for housing
Santa Barbara
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.49
|
$55.83
A$84.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,933.75
|
$1,119.19
A$1,694.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,607.14
|
$889.00
A$1,345.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.95
|
$120.53
A$182.49
|
|
pay 45.9% less for childcare
Santa Barbara
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,675.00
|
$1,373.48
A$2,079.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,750.00
|
$11,458.00
A$17,347.47
|
|
pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
Santa Barbara
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
|
$5.72
A$8.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
|
$3.30
A$4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.84
|
$24.53
A$37.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.50
|
$46.71
A$70.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.50
|
$12.25
A$18.55
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Santa Barbara
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.87
|
$71.47
A$108.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
|
$41.82
A$63.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.38
|
$101.71
A$153.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$162.50
|
$106.56
A$161.33
|
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