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| Restaurants | [ Edit ] |
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| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant |
18.00 A$ |
16.24 A$ |
-9.75 %
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| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course |
80.00 A$ |
82.50 A$ |
+3.12 %
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| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) |
10.00 A$ |
10.50 A$ |
+5.00 %
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| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) |
8.00 A$ |
8.00 A$ |
0.00 %
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| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) |
9.00 A$ |
9.00 A$ |
0.00 %
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| Cappuccino (regular) |
3.99 A$ |
4.10 A$ |
+2.71 %
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| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) |
3.30 A$ |
3.14 A$ |
-5.04 %
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| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) |
2.56 A$ |
2.68 A$ |
+4.73 %
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| Markets | [ Edit ] |
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| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) |
5.67 A$ |
4.84 A$ |
-14.61 %
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| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) |
2.37 A$ |
2.36 A$ |
-0.60 %
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| Rice (white), (1 lb) |
1.19 A$ |
1.26 A$ |
+5.52 %
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| Eggs (regular) (12) |
3.61 A$ |
3.86 A$ |
+6.97 %
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| Local Cheese (1 lb) |
3.76 A$ |
4.41 A$ |
+17.24 %
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| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) |
4.55 A$ |
4.47 A$ |
-1.56 %
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| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) |
7.08 A$ |
6.02 A$ |
-15.04 %
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| Apples (1 lb) |
1.91 A$ |
1.69 A$ |
-11.41 %
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| Banana (1 lb) |
1.39 A$ |
1.30 A$ |
-6.80 %
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
1.55 A$ |
1.41 A$ |
-9.02 %
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| Tomato (1 lb) |
2.18 A$ |
2.05 A$ |
-5.92 %
|
| Potato (1 lb) |
1.48 A$ |
1.29 A$ |
-12.78 %
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| Onion (1 lb) |
1.17 A$ |
1.06 A$ |
-9.91 %
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| Lettuce (1 head) |
2.58 A$ |
2.43 A$ |
-5.85 %
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| Water (1.5 liter bottle) |
1.88 A$ |
2.01 A$ |
+7.13 %
|
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) |
18.00 A$ |
15.00 A$ |
-16.67 %
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| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) |
5.21 A$ |
3.65 A$ |
-29.95 %
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| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) |
5.39 A$ |
5.73 A$ |
+6.39 %
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| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) |
30.00 A$ |
30.00 A$ |
0.00 %
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| Transportation | [ Edit ] |
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| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) |
4.00 A$ |
4.30 A$ |
+7.50 %
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| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) |
217.39 A$ |
150.00 A$ |
-31.00 %
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| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) |
4.00 A$ |
4.80 A$ |
+20.00 %
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| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) |
3.52 A$ |
2.62 A$ |
-25.75 %
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| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) |
56.54 A$ |
34.20 A$ |
-39.51 %
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| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
5.58 A$ |
5.52 A$ |
-1.09 %
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| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) |
25,000.00 A$ |
25,240.00 A$ |
+0.96 %
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| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) |
25,102.64 A$ |
22,998.12 A$ |
-8.38 %
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| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] |
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| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment |
179.63 A$ |
195.86 A$ |
+9.04 %
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| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) |
0.65 A$ |
0.18 A$ |
-72.28 %
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| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) |
70.00 A$ |
70.73 A$ |
+1.04 %
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| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] |
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| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult |
73.07 A$ |
63.51 A$ |
-13.08 %
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| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) |
23.95 A$ |
21.70 A$ |
-9.39 %
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| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat |
20.00 A$ |
20.00 A$ |
0.00 %
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| Childcare | [ Edit ] |
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| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child |
2,061.75 A$ |
1,777.49 A$ |
-13.79 %
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| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child |
18,277.78 A$ |
21,069.44 A$ |
+15.27 %
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| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] |
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| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) |
101.46 A$ |
102.38 A$ |
+0.90 %
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| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) |
65.00 A$ |
61.66 A$ |
-5.14 %
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| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) |
134.02 A$ |
133.70 A$ |
-0.23 %
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| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes |
157.30 A$ |
149.15 A$ |
-5.18 %
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| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] |
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| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre |
2,632.32 A$ |
1,827.04 A$ |
-30.59 %
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| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre |
1,917.36 A$ |
1,415.74 A$ |
-26.16 %
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| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre |
4,733.31 A$ |
3,422.10 A$ |
-27.70 %
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| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre |
3,160.54 A$ |
2,145.43 A$ |
-32.12 %
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| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] |
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| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre |
1,328.59 A$ |
810.70 A$ |
-38.98 %
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| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre |
825.14 A$ |
658.73 A$ |
-20.17 %
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| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] |
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| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) |
5,287.06 A$ |
4,502.87 A$ |
-14.83 %
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| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate |
4.42 |
4.41 |
-0.11 %
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| Last update: |
October 2018 | October 2018 | |
| Contributors: | 480 | 453 | |
| Data from past: | 18 months | 18 months | |
| Currency: AUD | | | |
