Australia vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$1542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$3823
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$791
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$1519
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$529
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$2565
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$40886
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
7.86
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
71
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
98
86
😀 Quality of life
94
85
🏙️ Population
25.7M
67.7M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 49% more expensive than in France ($1542). Australia ranked 10th vs 29th 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 1.6 months in Australia compared to 1.7 months in France. Ranked 6th 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
$14.6
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$60.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$6.52
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$614
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$1560
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$1262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$6369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$4977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$60.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$19.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$7.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$28.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$18
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$10708

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In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2231
2.15M
Marseille
$1602
870K
Lyon
$1523
522K
Toulouse
$1448
498K
Nice
$1616
343K
Montpellier
$1458
299K
Bordeaux
$1504
260K
Nantes
$1490
321K
Strasbourg
$1186
291K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
121K
Lille
$1510
236K
Rennes
$1284
222K
Villeurbanne
$1540
155K
Toulon
$1314
180K
Grenoble
$1398
158K
Angers
$1323
156K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
147K
Nanterre
$1647
95.8K
Reims
$1393
180K
Aix-en-Provence
$1575
147K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
78.3K
Argenteuil
$1743
109K
Le Havre
$1125
166K
Le Mans
$1212
145K
Tours
$1198
138K
Brest
$1124
139K
Saint-Etienne
$1097
174K
Dijon
$1321
159K
Annecy
$1544
132K
Saint-Denis
$1714
113K