Australia vs Estonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Estonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2241
$1418
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5240
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$1321
$692
🏘️ Family rent
$2189
$1184
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$236
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3826
$1781
💸 GDP per capita
$64407
$31170
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
8.78
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
76
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
50.2%
🎓 Higher education
98
83
😀 Quality of life
94
82
🏙️ Population
27.2M
1.37M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2241) is 58% more expensive than in Estonia ($1418). Australia ranked 13th vs 42nd for Estonia 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 1.3 months in Estonia. Ranked 5th and 28th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Estonia

We calculate prices for Australia and Estonia as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 10 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 Estonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$6.41
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1490
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1089
$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2729
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$855
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$287
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.4
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.19%
4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8230
$4396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5761
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$9.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.55
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.34
$9.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.25
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.8
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.6
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1786
$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16550
$8227

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2640
5.45M
Melbourne
$2308
5.35M
Brisbane
$2065
2.71M
Perth
$2338
2.14M
Adelaide
$2117
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2297
608K
Canberra
$2019
381K
Wollongong
$1580
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1697
284K
Ipswich
$1662
233K
Townsville
$1683
174K
Hobart
$2127
197K
Geelong
$2058
180K
Newcastle
$1839
153K
Darwin
$1647
140K
Cairns
$1513
147K
Ballarat
$1464
116K
Bunbury
$1701
75.2K
Bendigo
$1362
103K
Toowoomba
$1639
108K
Launceston
$1660
80.9K
Melton
$1738
76.3K
Coffs Harbour
$1988
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1482
63.2K
Pakenham
$1725
54.1K
Tarneit
$1673
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1712
57.7K
Berwick
$1706
50.3K
Blacktown
$1599
51K
Orange
$1364
41.2K

In Estonia

City Cost of living Population
Tallinn
$1601
458K
Tartu
$1174
97.8K
Narva
$1083
53.4K
Parnu
$1184
41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
33.4K
Maardu
$1372
17K
Viljandi
$1041
17.3K
Rakvere
$999
15.7K
Kuressaare
$1192
13.2K
Sillamae
$1064
12.4K