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Australia vs. United Kingdom Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 0.2% cheaper than United Kingdom overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.9% less in Australia
Groceries
pay 29.1% more in Australia
Transportation
pay 25.7% less in Australia
Housing
pay 5.2% less in Australia
Childcare
pay 0.8% less in Australia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.6% more in Australia
Clothing
pay 11.5% more in Australia

The cost of groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Australia are more expensive than in United Kingdom. Expenses including transportation, housing, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Australia.

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Australia vs. United Kingdom Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Australia instead of United Kingdom, you would:

pay 2.9% less for restaurants

 
United Kingdom
Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.32
£16.13
$18.42
A$27.21
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.25
£7.76
$10.19
A$15.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.54
£1.92
$2.88
A$4.25
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pay 29.1% more for groceries

 
United Kingdom
Australia
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.67
£1.27
$2.64
A$3.90
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.62
£3.50
$4.67
A$6.90
Milk (1 gallon) $6.01
£4.55
$6.28
A$9.27
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pay 25.7% less for transportation

 
United Kingdom
Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.59
£5.74
$4.98
A$7.36
Monthly public transit pass $99.20
£75.08
$91.09
A$134.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,629.43
£28,479.08
$27,191.77
A$40,159.17
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pay 5.2% less for housing

 
United Kingdom
Australia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $41.42
£31.35
$57.16
A$84.41
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,299.59
£983.57
$1,309.09
A$1,933.38
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,069.01
£809.06
$1,073.97
A$1,586.13
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pay 0.8% less for childcare

 
United Kingdom
Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,589.10
£1,202.68
$1,957.92
A$2,891.63
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,025.39
£17,426.31
$18,377.12
A$27,140.92
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pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
United Kingdom
Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.50
£4.92
$7.20
A$10.63
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.66
£3.53
$3.95
A$5.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $22.34
£16.91
$36.89
A$54.49
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pay 11.5% more for clothing

 
United Kingdom
Australia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.37
£64.61
$77.86
A$114.99
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.93
£34.01
$53.33
A$78.77
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $95.35
£72.16
$112.59
A$166.29
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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