Australia vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2425
$1762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5719
$4166
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$915
🏘️ Family rent
$2426
$1573
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4122
$2972
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$46103
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
8.18
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
66
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
98
86
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
27.2M
68.6M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2425) is 38% more expensive than in France ($1762). Australia ranked 12th vs 28th for France 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 1.7 months in France. Ranked 4th and 24th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs France

We calculate prices for Australia and France as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 151 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 France
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$7.47
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$1810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2074
$1447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
3.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8768
$6594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$4614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.04
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.46
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$9.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.5
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.52
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.8
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2052
$826
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19056
$13678

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2496
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2269
2.71M
Perth
$2448
2.14M
Adelaide
$2338
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2528
608K
Canberra
$2223
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1835
284K
Ipswich
$1813
233K
Hobart
$2308
197K
Townsville
$1839
174K
Geelong
$2217
180K
Darwin
$1861
140K
Newcastle
$1997
153K
Cairns
$1695
147K
Ballarat
$1604
116K
Bunbury
$1838
75.2K
Bendigo
$1487
103K
Toowoomba
$1766
108K
Launceston
$1753
80.9K
Melton
$1906
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1635
63.2K
Hervey Bay
$1864
57.7K
Tarneit
$1822
56.4K
Blacktown
$1710
51K
Orange
$1477
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1727
70.5K
Gladstone
$1640
34.7K
Wagga Wagga
$1583
49.7K

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2480
2.11M
Marseille
$1780
886K
Lyon
$1764
519K
Toulouse
$1709
515K
Nice
$1934
358K
Nantes
$1607
328K
Strasbourg
$1688
294K
Montpellier
$1663
310K
Bordeaux
$1747
268K
Lille
$1698
238K
Rennes
$1502
231K
Villeurbanne
$1687
164K
Angers
$1739
159K
Amiens
$1358
136K
Le Mans
$1382
146K
Grenoble
$1581
156K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
119K
Saint-Etienne
$1269
173K
Metz
$1569
123K
Toulon
$1545
179K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1508
146K
Orleans
$1370
116K
Saint-Denis
$1985
115K
Dijon
$1521
162K
Aix-en-Provence
$1788
150K
Reims
$1520
178K
Nimes
$1435
152K
Brest
$1227
142K
Le Havre
$1286
167K
Argenteuil
$1991
106K