Australia vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$2377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5814
$5567
🏠 One person rent
$1470
$1451
🏘️ Family rent
$2471
$2409
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$241
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4220
$3890
💸 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 %
91.1%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
97
95
🏙️ Population
27.2M
18M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2460) is 3% more expensive than in the Netherlands ($2377). Australia ranked 11th 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
$16.2
$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$89.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$14.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$6.82
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$3.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1204
$1172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2994
$2668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2097
$2061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8713
$6609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6062
$4936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$30.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$5.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$3.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.85
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.91
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$60.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.8
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2231
$2205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20538
$11192

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2543
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2323
2.71M
Perth
$2562
2.14M
Adelaide
$2355
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2530
608K
Canberra
$2258
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1838
284K
Ipswich
$1825
233K
Hobart
$2364
197K
Townsville
$2015
174K
Cairns
$1851
147K
Darwin
$2065
140K
Geelong
$2179
180K
Newcastle
$1995
153K
Launceston
$1728
80.9K
Toowoomba
$1720
108K
Ballarat
$1606
116K
Bunbury
$1831
75.2K
Bendigo
$1493
103K
Melton
$1896
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1642
63.2K
Tarneit
$1813
56.4K
Pakenham
$1936
54.1K
Hervey Bay
$1883
57.7K
Berwick
$1915
50.3K
Blacktown
$1709
51K
Orange
$1460
41.2K
Gladstone
$1643
34.7K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3165
921K
Rotterdam
$2659
664K
The Hague
$2491
548K
Utrecht
$2608
359K
Eindhoven
$2275
244K
Almere
$2399
215K
Breda
$2112
188K
Tilburg
$2247
228K
Groningen
$1938
238K
Haarlem
$2755
163K
Arnhem
$2253
164K
Nijmegen
$2152
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
159K
Leiden
$2389
124K
Enschede
$2121
160K
Apeldoorn
$2159
139K
Maastricht
$2202
120K
Delft
$2424
109K
Zwolle
$1942
130K
Venlo
$1968
102K
Hilversum
$2564
91.2K
Deventer
$2082
101K
Purmerend
$2185
81.5K
Emmen
$1720
107K
Zutphen
$1768
47.4K
Roosendaal
$2087
77K
Leeuwarden
$2138
93.8K
Heerlen
$1900
86.9K
Zeist
$2407
65K
Ede
$2053
72.5K