Australia vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$1235
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3791
$625
💸 GDP per capita
$64821
$2481
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
38
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
95
41
🏙️ Population
26.5M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Australia ($2121) is 394% more expensive than in India ($429). Australia ranked 12th vs 190th 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 1.8 months in Australia compared to 1.5 months in India. Ranked 3rd 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
$14
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$3.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1377
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2515
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1692
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$7.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$1885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5396
$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$46.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$71.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14725
$1834

Cost of living in other countries

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$349

$907

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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
Sydney
$2539
4.84M
Melbourne
$2194
5.03M
Brisbane
$2016
2.71M
Perth
$2075
2.14M
Adelaide
$1978
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2239
608K
Canberra
$2023
381K
Wollongong
$1416
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1709
284K
Ipswich
$1677
233K
Hobart
$2106
197K
Townsville
$1667
174K
Geelong
$1981
180K
Newcastle
$1448
153K
Darwin
$1617
140K
Cairns
$1335
147K
Ballarat
$1390
116K
Bunbury
$1643
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1504
108K
Bendigo
$1291
103K
Melton
$1669
76.3K
Launceston
$1651
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1963
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1411
63.2K
Pakenham
$1654
54.1K
Tarneit
$1625
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1638
57.7K
Berwick
$1643
50.3K
Frankston
$1671
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1440
30.8K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M