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| Restaurants | [ Edit ] |
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| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant |
16.00 A$ |
16.00 A$ |
0.00 %
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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) |
10.50 A$ |
10.00 A$ |
-4.76 %
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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) |
8.50 A$ |
9.00 A$ |
+5.88 %
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| Cappuccino (regular) |
3.99 A$ |
4.13 A$ |
+3.65 %
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| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) |
3.19 A$ |
3.10 A$ |
-2.75 %
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| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) |
2.54 A$ |
2.75 A$ |
+8.29 %
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| Markets | [ Edit ] |
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| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) |
5.46 A$ |
4.75 A$ |
-12.93 %
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| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) |
2.38 A$ |
2.39 A$ |
+0.37 %
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| Rice (white), (1 lb) |
1.20 A$ |
1.31 A$ |
+9.06 %
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| Eggs (regular) (12) |
3.94 A$ |
4.06 A$ |
+3.12 %
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| Local Cheese (1 lb) |
3.77 A$ |
4.52 A$ |
+19.84 %
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| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) |
4.48 A$ |
4.49 A$ |
+0.21 %
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| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) |
7.16 A$ |
6.21 A$ |
-13.25 %
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| Apples (1 lb) |
1.92 A$ |
1.77 A$ |
-7.98 %
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| Banana (1 lb) |
1.46 A$ |
1.25 A$ |
-14.78 %
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
1.52 A$ |
1.40 A$ |
-8.28 %
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| Tomato (1 lb) |
2.24 A$ |
2.13 A$ |
-5.06 %
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| Potato (1 lb) |
1.47 A$ |
1.36 A$ |
-7.67 %
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| Onion (1 lb) |
1.15 A$ |
1.12 A$ |
-3.00 %
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| Lettuce (1 head) |
2.56 A$ |
2.53 A$ |
-1.43 %
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| Water (1.5 liter bottle) |
1.74 A$ |
2.16 A$ |
+23.68 %
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| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) |
18.00 A$ |
15.00 A$ |
-16.67 %
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| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) |
5.00 A$ |
3.51 A$ |
-29.86 %
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| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) |
5.13 A$ |
5.50 A$ |
+7.14 %
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| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) |
29.50 A$ |
30.00 A$ |
+1.69 %
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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$ |
146.50 A$ |
-32.61 %
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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$ |
2.61 A$ |
-25.93 %
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| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) |
56.68 A$ |
34.20 A$ |
-39.66 %
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| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
5.32 A$ |
5.38 A$ |
+1.24 %
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| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) |
25,000.00 A$ |
25,490.00 A$ |
+1.96 %
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| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) |
25,434.36 A$ |
23,308.48 A$ |
-8.36 %
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| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] |
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| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment |
175.91 A$ |
200.22 A$ |
+13.82 %
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| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) |
0.68 A$ |
0.18 A$ |
-73.58 %
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| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) |
69.76 A$ |
71.70 A$ |
+2.78 %
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| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] |
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| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult |
73.50 A$ |
64.30 A$ |
-12.52 %
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| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) |
24.12 A$ |
22.29 A$ |
-7.59 %
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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 |
2,064.39 A$ |
1,784.10 A$ |
-13.58 %
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| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child |
18,647.06 A$ |
20,838.24 A$ |
+11.75 %
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| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] |
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| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) |
100.44 A$ |
99.82 A$ |
-0.62 %
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| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) |
61.92 A$ |
60.95 A$ |
-1.57 %
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| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) |
129.53 A$ |
134.99 A$ |
+4.21 %
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| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes |
155.18 A$ |
150.24 A$ |
-3.18 %
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| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] |
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| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre |
2,654.66 A$ |
1,765.49 A$ |
-33.49 %
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| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre |
1,947.76 A$ |
1,368.38 A$ |
-29.75 %
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| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre |
4,667.07 A$ |
3,384.30 A$ |
-27.49 %
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| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre |
3,201.55 A$ |
2,146.39 A$ |
-32.96 %
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| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] |
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| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre |
1,283.78 A$ |
805.30 A$ |
-37.27 %
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| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre |
814.27 A$ |
646.14 A$ |
-20.65 %
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| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] |
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| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) |
5,256.63 A$ |
4,375.61 A$ |
-16.76 %
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| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate |
4.31 |
4.46 |
+3.67 %
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| Last update: |
August 2018 | August 2018 | |
| Contributors: | 446 | 439 | |
| Data from past: | 18 months | 18 months | |
| Currency: AUD | | | |
