Australia vs Czech Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Czech Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2257
$1477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5243
$3636
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$895
🏘️ Family rent
$2179
$1721
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$250
$68
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3499
$1335
💸 GDP per capita
$64491
$27638
😃 Human freedom index
8.51
8.33
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
77.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
56
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
50.7%
🎓 Higher education
99
89
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
25.7M
10.8M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2257) is 53% more expensive than in the Czech Republic ($1477). Australia ranked 9th vs 32nd 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 1.6 months in Australia compared to 0.9 months in the Czech Republic. Ranked 6th and 38th 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
$14.9
$8.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.5
$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.96
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1444
$874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2561
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9440
$6511
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6936
$4817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$9.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.56
$8.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.7
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.9
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.6
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1693
$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14587
$14230

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2623
4.84M
Melbourne
$2367
4.53M
Brisbane
$2363
2.36M
Perth
$2324
2.14M
Adelaide
$2168
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2079
638K
Sunshine Coast
$1899
284K
Canberra
$2321
381K
Wollongong
$1524
262K
Hobart
$1663
222K
Newcastle
$1755
153K
Geelong
$1652
191K
Cairns
$1443
147K
Ipswich
$1709
233K
Darwin
$1687
140K
Townsville
$1407
174K
Launceston
$1439
106K
Ballarat
$1624
116K
Toowoomba
$1602
108K
Bendigo
$1315
103K
Bunbury
$1372
71.1K
Rockhampton
$1392
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1361
67.4K
Orange
$1503
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1547
70.5K
Hervey Bay
$1766
54.7K
Pakenham
$1714
54.1K
Berwick
$1688
50.3K
Blacktown
$1592
51K
Melton
$1649
72.2K

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1911
1.36M
Brno
$1207
396K
Ostrava
$1102
284K
Plzen
$1120
181K
Hradec Kralove
$1259
93.5K
Liberec
$1020
107K
Ceske Budejovice
$1082
96.4K
Olomouc
$1119
102K
Pardubice
$950
92.1K
Usti nad Labem
$1031
92K
Zizkov
$1729
58.3K
Zlin
$1131
74.2K
Jihlava
$947
52.5K
Mlada Boleslav
$1512
45K
Opava
$967
55.5K
Most
$1445
63.9K
Smichov
$1737
35K
Kladno
$1813
68.4K
Karlovy Vary
$1127
49K
Decin
$977
47.2K
Frydek-Mistek
$1411
54.2K
Havirov
$1461
70.2K
Teplice
$1380
50.8K
Brevnov
$1722
25.8K
Chomutov
$1205
46.9K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1488
45.8K
Tabor
$1467
34.3K
Prerov
$1797
41.6K
Znojmo
$1514
34.1K
Ceska Lipa
$1321
37.3K