Australia vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
26
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
94
44
🏙️ Population
25.7M
147M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 252% more expensive than in Russia ($652). Australia ranked 10th vs 143rd 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 1.6 months in Australia compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 6th and 107th 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
$14.6
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$6135

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K