Australia vs Czech Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Czech Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2363
$1296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5533
$3055
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$2308
$1342
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4107
$1537
💸 GDP per capita
$64712
$30427
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
8.38
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
79
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
57
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
50.7%
🎓 Higher education
98
90
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
26.5M
10.9M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2363) is 82% more expensive than in the Czech Republic ($1296). Australia ranked 12th vs 44th for the Czech Republic in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Australia compared to 1.2 months in the Czech Republic. Ranked 4th and 34th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs the Czech Republic

We calculate prices for Australia and the Czech Republic as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 58 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Czech Republic
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.74
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1488
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1139
$546
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$1308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$1011
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9162
$4907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6144
$3574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.26
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$8.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.5
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$7.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$39
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$12.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$79
$78
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16573
$9843

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2397
5.03M
Sydney
$2801
4.84M
Brisbane
$2491
2.36M
Perth
$2345
2.14M
Adelaide
$2246
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2300
608K
Canberra
$2393
381K
Wollongong
$1532
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1733
284K
Ipswich
$1877
233K
Hobart
$2265
197K
Townsville
$1303
174K
Geelong
$1892
180K
Newcastle
$1833
153K
Darwin
$1756
140K
Cairns
$1442
147K
Ballarat
$1357
116K
Bunbury
$2136
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1635
108K
Bendigo
$1397
103K
Melton
$1795
76.3K
Launceston
$1798
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1913
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1514
63.2K
Pakenham
$1805
54.1K
Tarneit
$1757
56.4K
Berwick
$1800
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1835
57.7K
Frankston
$1799
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1571
30.8K

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1641
1.38M
Brno
$1344
401K
Ostrava
$1122
285K
Plzen
$1185
186K
Hradec Kralove
$1142
93.9K
Liberec
$1106
108K
Ceske Budejovice
$1237
97.4K
Olomouc
$1147
102K
Pardubice
$1122
92.4K
Usti nad Labem
$978
91.3K
Zizkov
$1468
58.3K
Zlin
$1220
74.3K
Mlada Boleslav
$1216
46.4K
Kladno
$1244
69.1K
Havirov
$889
69.7K
Most
$957
63.9K
Teplice
$929
51K
Jihlava
$1016
54K
Frydek-Mistek
$986
53.9K
Chomutov
$1051
47K
Smichov
$1474
35K
Decin
$1107
46.8K
Opava
$1007
55.6K
Karlovy Vary
$1024
49.4K
Karvina
$952
49.7K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
46.2K
Prostejov
$1137
43.6K
Prerov
$938
41.7K
Ceska Lipa
$1130
37.5K
Kolin
$1150
33.2K