Cost of living in Darwin, Australia

The cost of living in Darwin, Australia is approximately 1756 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 3679 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Darwin

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
1756 $
Without Rent
671 $
Rent & Utilities
1085 $
Food
479 $
Transport
55 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
3409 $
GDP per Capita
64,712 $
Freedom Index
8.52
Lifespan
83 years
Speak English
93%
Population
140.0K

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 9.06 $
Dinner 39.8 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 9.02 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 5.96 $
Capuccino 3.71 $
Coke, 330ml 4.1 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.09 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.85 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.84 $
Eggs, 12 pack 4.69 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 11.2 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 8.36 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 8.95 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.1 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.03 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.9 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.23 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.55 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.36 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 1.7 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 2.58 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 14 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 3.61 $
Cigarette pack 25 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 2.41 $
Monthly Pass 59.8 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.14 $
Taxi, 8 km 14 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 52 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 8.11 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 5.68 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 2.36 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 2.73 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 149 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 227 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 42.3 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 845 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 1,018 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 1,087 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 1,514 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 4,943 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 3,89 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 3,409 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 6.34%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 42.1 $
Cinema, 1 seat 13.6 $
Haircut 16.8 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 99.1 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 98.3 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 1,65 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 8,242 $