Australia vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2425
$2421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5719
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$2426
$2475
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4122
$3985
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$67520
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
8.81
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
78
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
96
94
🏙️ Population
27.2M
18M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2425) is 0.2% more expensive than in the Netherlands ($2421). Australia ranked 12th vs 13th for the Netherlands 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 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 4th and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Australia and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$6.79
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$3.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$1482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2074
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8768
$6672
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$5056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.04
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$30.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.46
$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$7.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.5
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.52
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$22
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.8
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2052
$2174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19056
$11739

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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 the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3203
921K
Rotterdam
$2637
664K
The Hague
$2701
548K
Utrecht
$2669
359K
Eindhoven
$2287
244K
Groningen
$1973
238K
Breda
$2206
188K
Almere
$2440
215K
Tilburg
$2340
228K
Arnhem
$2189
164K
Haarlem
$2822
163K
Nijmegen
$2200
177K
Leiden
$2348
124K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
159K
Enschede
$2150
160K
Apeldoorn
$2119
139K
Maastricht
$2233
120K
Venlo
$2137
102K
Delft
$2389
109K
Zwolle
$2002
130K
Hilversum
$2636
91.2K
Purmerend
$2223
81.5K
Emmen
$1774
107K
Deventer
$2055
101K
Leeuwarden
$2016
93.8K
Roosendaal
$2264
77K
Heerlen
$1930
86.9K
Zeist
$2457
65K
Scheveningen
$2471
61K
Bergen op Zoom
$2295
66.4K