Cost of Living in Darwin

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1859
$4253
🛋️ Without rent
$752
$2425
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1108
$1828
🍽️ Food
$554
$1406
🚐 Transport
$49.5
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3694
😀 Quality of life
69
🏙️ Population
140K

The average cost of living in Darwin is $1859, which is in the top 23% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 2172nd out of 9294 in our global list and 17th out of 64 in Australia.

The median after-tax salary is $3694, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months. Ranked 3334th (TOP 36%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 32nd best city to live in Australia. With an estimated population of 140K, Darwin is the 16th largest city in Australia.

✈️ Closest airport 5 km Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin
😷 Air quality Moderate 12.3 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 1249 Charles Darwin University
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Prices in Darwin

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.32
 Cappuccino
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7742

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