Australia vs Germany - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Germany
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2425
$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5719
$4212
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$2426
$1581
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4122
$3481
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$56104
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
8.67
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
80.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
77
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
56.3%
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
96
93
🏙️ Population
27.2M
83.5M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2425) is 36% more expensive than in Germany ($1777). Australia ranked 12th vs 26th for Germany 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 2 months in Germany. Ranked 4th and 12th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Germany

We calculate prices for Australia and Germany as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 662 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 Germany
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$74.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$5.35
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$884
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$1758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2074
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8768
$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.04
$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.46
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$6.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.5
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.52
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.8
$93.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2052
$545
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19056
$16625

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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 Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2302
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2194
1.91M
Munich
$2499
1.51M
Cologne
$1990
1.09M
Frankfurt
$2230
776K
Dusseldorf
$1944
631K
Stuttgart
$2169
633K
Dortmund
$1637
595K
Bremen City
$1752
577K
Essen
$1561
587K
Nuremberg
$1777
526K
Leipzig
$1652
620K
Dresden
$1531
566K
Hanover
$1792
548K
Duisburg
$1467
504K
Mannheim
$1783
317K
Bonn
$1908
336K
Wuppertal
$1486
359K
Bielefeld
$1653
338K
Munster
$1835
323K
Augsburg
$1983
303K
Bochum
$1561
366K
Wiesbaden
$1939
286K
Karlsruhe
$1933
310K
Braunschweig
$1566
252K
Aachen
$1644
253K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1747
237K
Monchengladbach
$1669
269K
Lubeck
$1767
219K
Kiel
$1588
249K