Australia vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2241
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5240
$2190
🏠 One person rent
$1321
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$2189
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$236
$59.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3826
$772
💸 GDP per capita
$64407
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
22
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
94
49
🏙️ Population
27.2M
144M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2241) is 148% more expensive than in Russia ($902). Australia ranked 13th vs 109th for Russia 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 Russia. Ranked 5th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Russia

We calculate prices for Australia and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$9.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1490
$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1089
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2729
$1218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$701
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.4
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.19%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8230
$3624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5761
$2019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$5.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.55
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.34
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.25
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.8
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.6
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1786
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16550
$9820

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2640
5.45M
Melbourne
$2308
5.35M
Brisbane
$2065
2.71M
Perth
$2338
2.14M
Adelaide
$2117
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2297
608K
Canberra
$2019
381K
Wollongong
$1580
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1697
284K
Ipswich
$1662
233K
Townsville
$1683
174K
Hobart
$2127
197K
Geelong
$2058
180K
Newcastle
$1839
153K
Darwin
$1647
140K
Cairns
$1513
147K
Ballarat
$1464
116K
Bunbury
$1701
75.2K
Bendigo
$1362
103K
Toowoomba
$1639
108K
Launceston
$1660
80.9K
Melton
$1738
76.3K
Coffs Harbour
$1988
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1482
63.2K
Pakenham
$1725
54.1K
Tarneit
$1673
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1712
57.7K
Berwick
$1706
50.3K
Blacktown
$1599
51K
Orange
$1364
41.2K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1438
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$971
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$813
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$962
1.47M
Kazan
$868
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$851
1.14M
Krasnodar
$828
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1.2M
Ufa
$802
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$837
1.09M
Omsk
$786
1.1M
Perm
$714
1.03M
Samara
$796
1.15M
Chelyabinsk
$829
1.18M
Voronezh
$707
1.04M
Tyumen
$909
872K
Khabarovsk
$830
616K
Saratov
$783
838K
Izhevsk
$635
616K
Vladivostok
$824
592K
Balashikha
$898
530K
Yaroslavl
$672
567K
Volgograd
$667
1.01M
Irkutsk
$735
606K
Tula
$837
467K
Ulyanovsk
$641
613K
Tolyatti
$686
663K
Ryazan
$692
519K
Orenburg
$695
537K
Kemerovo
$708
543K