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Australia
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Cities tracked
21
Local currency
A$
91
Relocation
Living here, beyond cost
Visa-free for
189 passports
Official policy
Safety index
57 / 100
Numbeo 2025
Median fixed internet
68 Mbps
128 Mbps mobile
Top income tax
45.0%
VAT 10% · Corp 30%
About Australia
Costs exclude rentSingle / month
$872
A$1,320.89
Family of 4 / mo
$2,246
A$3,402.29
Internet
70.26Mbps
Interest rate
4.35%
Inflation
3.8%
Population
26.97M
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It has a land area of 7,688,287 km2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates including deserts in the interior and tropical rainforests along the coast.
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Adelaide, Australia
Trust 77USD $863.78 / mo · single, excl. rent
Bathurst, Australia
Trust 74USD $592.57 / mo · single, excl. rent
Brisbane, Australia
Trust 77USD $911.13 / mo · single, excl. rent
Broome, Wa, Australia
Trust 73USD $700.44 / mo · single, excl. rent
Canberra, Australia
Trust 77USD $791.84 / mo · single, excl. rent
Darwin, Australia
Trust 77USD $914.21 / mo · single, excl. rent
Geelong, Australia
Trust 77USD $788.03 / mo · single, excl. rent
Gold Coast, Australia
Trust 77USD $860.31 / mo · single, excl. rent
Hobart, Australia
Trust 77USD $917.49 / mo · single, excl. rent
Lake Macquarie, Australia
Trust 77USD $612.26 / mo · single, excl. rent
Melbourne, Australia
Trust 77USD $913.39 / mo · single, excl. rent
Moranbah, Australia
Trust 68USD $601.21 / mo · single, excl. rent
Mount Martha, Australia
Trust 70USD $657.71 / mo · single, excl. rent
Newcastle, Australia
Trust 77USD $962.47 / mo · single, excl. rent
Parramatta, Australia
Trust 77USD $1,130 / mo · single, excl. rent
Perth, Australia
Trust 77USD $858.2 / mo · single, excl. rent
Shepparton, Australia
Trust 77USD $801.67 / mo · single, excl. rent
Surfers Paradise Gold Coast Queensland, Australia
Trust 50— / mo · single, excl. rent
Surfers Paradise. Gold Coast. Queensland., Australia
Trust 77USD $790.28 / mo · single, excl. rent
Sydney, Australia
Trust 77USD $941.25 / mo · single, excl. rent
Toowoomba, Australia
Trust 77USD $710.58 / mo · single, excl. rent
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Fashion
- Men's Dress Shoesest.USD $196.97
- Classic Jeans (e.g., Levi's 501)est.USD $133.03
- Summer Dress from Chain Stores (e.g., Zara, H&M)est.USD $77.31
- Midrange Nike Running Shoesest.USD $186.97
Financial
- Mortgage Interest Rate (20-Year Fixed)roughUSD $1.97
- Average Monthly Salary After Taxest.USD $7,688
Food - Beverages
- Soft Drinks (350 ml Bottle)est.USD $4.64
- Imported Beer (Small Bottle)est.USD $11.87
- Local Draft Beer (Pint)est.USD $10.55
- Bottled Water (350 ml)est.USD $3.9
- Cappuccinoest.USD $6.19
Food - Dining
- Casual Dining Experienceest.USD $26.37
- Upscale Dinner for Twoest.USD $131.91
- Fast Food Comboest.USD $17.15
Food - Grocery
- Beef Round (1 kg)est.USD $25.2
- Apples (1 kg)est.USD $5.79
- Bananas (1 kg)est.USD $4.75
- Oranges (1 kg)est.USD $5.17
- Tomatoes (1 kg)est.USD $8.41
- Potatoes (1 kg)est.USD $4.25
- Onions (1 kg)est.USD $3.54
- Lettuce (1 Head)est.USD $3.98
- Bottled Water (1.5L)est.USD $2.86
- Midrange Bottle of Wineest.USD $21.11
- Marlboro (20-Pack)est.USD $52.11
- Chicken Fillets (1 kg)est.USD $14.66
Housing
- Average Cost per Square Foot for Apartments in City Centerest.USD $950.87
- Average Rent of 1-Bedroom Apartment in City Centerest.USD $2,478
- Average Rent of 1-Bedroom Apartment Outside City Centerest.USD $1,862
- Average Rent of 3-Bedroom Apartment in City Centerest.USD $4,193
- Average Rent of 3-Bedroom Apartment Outside City Centerest.USD $3,020
- Average Cost per Square Foot for Apartments Outside City Centerest.USD $662.7
Leisure
- Monthly Fee for Fitness Club Membership (1 Adult)est.USD $89.59
- Tennis Court Rental (1 Hour, Weekend)est.USD $25.81
- Cinema Ticket (International Release)est.USD $25.07
- Monthly Fee for Private Kindergarten (1 Child)est.USD $2,592
- Yearly Cost for International Primary School (1 Child)est.USD $22,506
Transportation
- Average Taxi Fare for 1 kmest.USD $4.58
- Average Rate to Start a Taxi Rideest.USD $5.55
- Average Price of a New Compact Hatchback Carest.USD $39,575
- 1 Hour Taxi Waitest.USD $65.96
- Average Monthly Cost of Public Transport Passest.USD $200.75
- Average Price of a New Sedan Carest.USD $35,994
- One-Way Local Transport Fareest.USD $5.95
Utilities (Monthly)
- Internet Service (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited)est.USD $101.3
- Average Monthly Cost for Essential Utilities in a 915 sq. ft. Apartmentest.USD $260.53
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