Australia vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2425
$425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5719
$1001
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$2426
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4122
$383
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$2695
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
72
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
39
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
96
46
🏙️ Population
27.2M
1.45B

The average cost of living in Australia ($2425) is 471% more expensive than in India ($425). Australia ranked 12th vs 192nd for India 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 0.9 months in India. Ranked 4th and 111th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs India

We calculate prices for Australia and India as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2074
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$7.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8768
$1839
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.04
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$3.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.46
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.5
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.52
$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$16.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22
$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.8
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2052
$71.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19056
$2121

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Cities Comparison in Australia vs India

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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 India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$507
26.5M
Mumbai
$733
15.4M
Bangalore
$523
12.3M
Hyderabad
$462
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$437
7.65M
Pune
$502
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Surat
$693
5.94M
Kolkata
$364
4.5M
Lucknow
$340
3.38M
Kanpur
$314
3.07M
Thane
$475
1.89M
Jaipur
$382
3.07M
Ghaziabad
$382
2.38M
Faridabad
$362
1.4M
Vadodara
$382
2.07M
Nagpur
$548
2.41M
Agra
$375
1.59M
Vasai
$294
1.22M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Navi Mumbai
$504
1.12M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Kalyan
$379
1.25M
Bhopal
$360
1.8M
Meerut
$337
1.31M
Mysore
$349
1.27M
Indore
$355
1.99M
Aurangabad
$344
1.18M
Ludhiana
$414
1.62M
Jodhpur
$330
1.51M