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| Restaurants | [ Edit ] |
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| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant |
15.00 A$ |
16.00 A$ |
+6.67 %
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| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course |
80.00 A$ |
80.00 A$ |
0.00 %
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| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) |
10.00 A$ |
10.00 A$ |
0.00 %
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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) |
8.00 A$ |
9.00 A$ |
+12.50 %
|
| Cappuccino (regular) |
3.96 A$ |
4.06 A$ |
+2.45 %
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| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) |
3.20 A$ |
3.05 A$ |
-4.78 %
|
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) |
2.49 A$ |
2.61 A$ |
+4.92 %
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| Markets | [ Edit ] |
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| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) |
5.57 A$ |
4.81 A$ |
-13.76 %
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| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) |
2.46 A$ |
2.37 A$ |
-3.61 %
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| Rice (white), (1 lb) |
1.24 A$ |
1.25 A$ |
+1.08 %
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| Eggs (regular) (12) |
4.04 A$ |
4.16 A$ |
+3.13 %
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| Local Cheese (1 lb) |
3.93 A$ |
4.33 A$ |
+10.26 %
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| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) |
4.54 A$ |
4.63 A$ |
+1.87 %
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| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) |
7.11 A$ |
6.24 A$ |
-12.27 %
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| Apples (1 lb) |
1.94 A$ |
1.78 A$ |
-8.57 %
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| Banana (1 lb) |
1.45 A$ |
1.28 A$ |
-11.87 %
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
1.53 A$ |
1.33 A$ |
-13.27 %
|
| Tomato (1 lb) |
2.31 A$ |
2.25 A$ |
-2.65 %
|
| Potato (1 lb) |
1.40 A$ |
1.42 A$ |
+1.77 %
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| Onion (1 lb) |
1.17 A$ |
1.10 A$ |
-5.63 %
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| Lettuce (1 head) |
2.62 A$ |
2.53 A$ |
-3.51 %
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| Water (1.5 liter bottle) |
1.63 A$ |
1.93 A$ |
+18.46 %
|
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) |
17.00 A$ |
15.00 A$ |
-11.76 %
|
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) |
4.87 A$ |
3.97 A$ |
-18.42 %
|
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) |
5.21 A$ |
5.62 A$ |
+7.88 %
|
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) |
29.00 A$ |
29.00 A$ |
0.00 %
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| Transportation | [ Edit ] |
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| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) |
4.00 A$ |
4.21 A$ |
+5.13 %
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| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) |
195.65 A$ |
145.04 A$ |
-25.87 %
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| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) |
3.60 A$ |
4.50 A$ |
+25.00 %
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| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) |
3.52 A$ |
2.61 A$ |
-25.94 %
|
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) |
56.68 A$ |
34.20 A$ |
-39.66 %
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| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
5.20 A$ |
5.28 A$ |
+1.59 %
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| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) |
25,000.00 A$ |
25,000.00 A$ |
0.00 %
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| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) |
25,081.50 A$ |
23,045.58 A$ |
-8.12 %
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| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] |
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| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment |
179.43 A$ |
209.51 A$ |
+16.77 %
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| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) |
0.74 A$ |
0.17 A$ |
-76.65 %
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| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) |
70.79 A$ |
72.16 A$ |
+1.95 %
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| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] |
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| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult |
75.28 A$ |
62.88 A$ |
-16.48 %
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| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) |
23.08 A$ |
23.69 A$ |
+2.62 %
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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 |
2,079.50 A$ |
1,607.90 A$ |
-22.68 %
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| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child |
18,294.12 A$ |
20,589.29 A$ |
+12.55 %
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| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] |
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| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) |
99.50 A$ |
99.18 A$ |
-0.32 %
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| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) |
60.05 A$ |
62.26 A$ |
+3.68 %
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| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) |
129.67 A$ |
131.51 A$ |
+1.42 %
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| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes |
148.37 A$ |
150.92 A$ |
+1.72 %
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| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] |
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| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre |
2,640.80 A$ |
1,740.01 A$ |
-34.11 %
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| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre |
1,920.22 A$ |
1,341.80 A$ |
-30.12 %
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| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre |
4,614.39 A$ |
3,281.45 A$ |
-28.89 %
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| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre |
3,128.85 A$ |
2,069.15 A$ |
-33.87 %
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| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] |
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| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre |
1,219.60 A$ |
807.94 A$ |
-33.75 %
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| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre |
792.15 A$ |
634.65 A$ |
-19.88 %
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| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] |
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| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) |
5,145.09 A$ |
4,468.52 A$ |
-13.15 %
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| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate |
4.30 |
4.52 |
+5.09 %
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| Last update: |
June 2018 | June 2018 | |
| Contributors: | 459 | 427 | |
| Data from past: | 18 months | 18 months | |
| Currency: AUD | | | |
