Australia vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1235
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3791
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$64821
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
22
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
26.5M
146M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2121) is 175% more expensive than in Russia ($770). Australia ranked 12th vs 127th 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 1.8 months in Australia compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 3rd and 94th 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
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1377
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2515
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1692
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$7.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$2953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5396
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$8.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14725
$6824

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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
$1668
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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K