Cost of living comparison
Australia is 64.4% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Australia instead of Spain, you would:
pay 24.6% more for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.37
|
$15.31
A$23.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.74
|
$8.98
A$13.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.82
|
$2.45
A$3.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.28
|
$2.05
A$3.12
|
|
pay 49.9% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
$2.00
A$3.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.24
|
$4.24
A$6.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.24
|
$5.00
A$7.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.15
|
$3.52
A$5.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.84
|
$3.56
A$5.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.44
A$2.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.67
|
$1.31
A$1.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$2.10
A$3.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.57
|
$1.03
A$1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.59
|
$0.83
A$1.26
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.10
|
$4.95
A$7.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.40
|
$81.92
A$124.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,252.00
|
$22,079.60
A$33,545.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€12.92
|
$15.28
A$23.21
|
|
pay 41.6% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Australia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.11
|
$55.83
A$84.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€637.18
|
$1,119.19
A$1,700.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€521.34
|
$889.00
A$1,350.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€97.56
|
$120.53
A$183.13
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€312.85
|
$1,373.48
A$2,086.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,731.08
|
$11,458.00
A$17,408.08
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.43
|
$5.72
A$8.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.69
|
$3.30
A$5.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.07
|
$24.53
A$37.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€39.58
|
$46.71
A$70.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.69
|
$12.25
A$18.61
|
|
pay 19.3% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€67.22
|
$71.47
A$108.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.17
|
$41.82
A$63.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€67.92
|
$101.71
A$154.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€83.45
|
$106.56
A$161.89
|
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