Cost of Living in Darwin

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Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 38.00 A$ 20.00-50.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 100.00 A$ 75.00-200.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 18.00 A$ 18.00-20.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 9.25 A$ 6.00-12.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 13.00 A$ 10.00-22.00
Cappuccino (regular) 5.25 A$ 4.50-6.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 4.00 A$ 2.50-10.00
Water (12 oz small bottle) 4.40 A$ 4.00-10.00
Markets
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 6.81 A$ 5.60-12.11
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 3.83 A$ 2.18-4.08
Rice (white), (1 lb) 1.46 A$ 0.82-1.81
Eggs (regular) (12) 6.24 A$ 5.00-7.20
Local Cheese (1 lb) 6.80 A$
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 5.67 A$ 4.54-6.35
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 5.90 A$
Apples (1 lb) 2.55 A$ 1.77-3.18
Banana (1 lb) 1.99 A$ 1.13-5.44
Oranges (1 lb) 2.53 A$ 1.34-3.86
Tomato (1 lb) 3.12 A$ 2.22-3.86
Potato (1 lb) 2.15 A$ 1.13-3.63
Onion (1 lb) 1.54 A$ 1.13-1.77
Lettuce (1 head) 3.30 A$ 2.00-5.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 3.70 A$ 0.80-6.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 18.00 A$ 16.00-35.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 14.39 A$
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 11.00 A$
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 38.50 A$ 32.00-45.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 3.50 A$ 3.00-4.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 69.69 A$ 40.00-69.69
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 5.40 A$
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 3.01 A$
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 70.00 A$
Gasoline (1 gallon) 6.60 A$ 6.44-7.19
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 44,423.00 A$ 44,423.00-50,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 50,000.00 A$ 55,000.00-65,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 358.75 A$ 276.25-400.00
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 53.75 A$ 45.00-85.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 90.83 A$ 85.00-100.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 121.66 A$ 50.00-450.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) ?
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 24.00 A$ 22.00-25.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 2,400.00 A$
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 12,000.00 A$
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 121.25 A$ 45.00-140.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 70.00 A$ 40.00-100.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 157.50 A$ 79.98-250.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 200.00 A$
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 2,500.00 A$ 2,000.00-3,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 2,005.83 A$ 817.49-3,200.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 4,200.00 A$ 3,600.00-4,800.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 3,500.00 A$ 3,000.00-4,000.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre ?
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre ?
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 4,958.33 A$
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 6.40 5.73-6.99

Prices in Darwin

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Last update: November 2024
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3 Comments so far
Alessio on Apr 03, 2024:
Some of the prices you put here are slightly higher than they actually are, but quite close. I would say average monthly net salaries are closer to 5k than 6k AUD. Cappuccinos are actually more expensive than that; you can easily pay 7-8 bucks for a large cup. It's insane !
Greased monkey on Oct 24, 2023:
long shinks and hi jinks, 5 starts, would never visit again
Thomas G. Sanderson on May 12, 2023:
Very good site. Your layout of information is very easy to follow. Thank you.