Cost of living

Australia

compared to

India

hira
Australia
India
Cost of living one person
$1994
$425
Cost of living Family
$5112
$1245
One person rent
$1137
$219
Family rent
$3176
$773
Food expenses
$603
$158
Transport expenses
$314.65
$51.64
Monthly salary after tax
$4690.87
$619.18
Quality of life
32.77
32.85
Human freedom index
9.17
5.89
Life expectancy
83.18
69.13
English speaking %
94.45%
8.6%
Population
25.0M
1.35B

The average cost of living in Australia ($1994) is 370% more expensive than in India ($425). Australia ranked 16th vs 197th for India in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Australia compared to 1.5 months in India .

Eating Out
Australia
India
Lunch Menu
$12.44
$3.08
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.32
$16.07
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$3.44
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.23
$2.47
Cappuccino
$3.41
$1.95
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.23
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
Australia
India
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601.55
$186.99
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1272.28
$104.27
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2534.27
$471.17
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1878.74
$259.39
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121.87
$31.72
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153.26
$41.45
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.25
$8.88
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
$6.92
$7.49
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9039
$2038
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6213
$1197
Transportation
Australia
India
Local transport ticket
$2.87
$0.43
Monthly ticket local transport
$134.34
$11.15
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.23
$2.81
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.34
Groceries
Australia
India
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.77
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.78
$0.49
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.62
Eggs, x12
$3.88
$1.19
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.69
$6.12
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.05
$3
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.03
$5.68
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.7
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.77
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.95
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$0.58
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.35
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.45
Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.24
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.16
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.37
$9.81
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.1
$2.2
Cigarette pack
$29.11
$4.27
Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.05
$2.15
Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.47
Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.91
Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.74
$0.93
Other
Australia
India
Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.41
$14.57
Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.04
$3.11
Doctor's visit
$53.84
$15.45
Haircut, simple
$16.66
$3.18
Brand Jeans
$89.47
$24.69
Brand Sneakers
$133.79
$55
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1939.19
$84.45
International Primary School, 1 year
$18881
$2250

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