{"id":79986,"date":"2020-09-24T11:45:13","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T11:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.expatinfodesk.com\/?page_id=79986"},"modified":"2024-01-16T12:33:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T12:33:26","slug":"cost-of-living","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/melbourne\/cost-of-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost of living"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row type=”container” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=”” el_class=”three-top-tips” css=”.vc_custom_1599875304748{margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;border-right-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]While the cost of living in Melbourne will obviously vary from family to family, the following is an indication of what you might expect to spend, as a family with two children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Item Description<\/th>\nPrice (AU$)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Accomodation<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rent for a three bedroom family home<\/td>\n1000 \/wk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Utilities<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gas<\/td>\n150 (3 months)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Electricity<\/td>\n200 (3 months)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Water<\/td>\n100 (3 months)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Food<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milk, pasteurised whole milk (1 L)<\/td>\n2.07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Butter, table quality (500 g)<\/td>\n3.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eggs, large, grade A (12)<\/td>\n4.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bread, white sliced toast (1 kg)<\/td>\n4.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rice, long-grain (1 kg)<\/td>\n2.39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spaghetti (1 kg)<\/td>\n3.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sugar, granulated white (1 kg)<\/td>\n1.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flour, for baking, white (1 kg)<\/td>\n2.46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Instant coffee (125 g)<\/td>\n10.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ground coffee (500 g)<\/td>\n22.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coca-Cola (1 L)<\/td>\n4.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Olive oil (1 L)<\/td>\n16.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Potatoes (1 kg)<\/td>\n3.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Garlic (150 g)<\/td>\n1.11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tomatoes (1 kg)<\/td>\n5.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apples (1 kg)<\/td>\n4.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beef, filet mignon, chateaubriand (1 kg)<\/td>\n36.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beef, lean ground for hamburgers (1 kg)<\/td>\n11.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ham, sliced cooked for sandwiches (1 kg)<\/td>\n18.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicken, whole, ready for roasting (1 kg)<\/td>\n12.70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Table salt, fine (500 g)<\/td>\n1.27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ice cream, vanilla (1 L)<\/td>\n8.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Transport<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taxi Ride (30 minute trip)<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weekly Met Ticket<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Petrol<\/td>\n1.30\/litre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leisure<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cinema ticket<\/td>\n18 (child’s price: 11)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Opera\/ballet ticket<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gym membership<\/td>\n80\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meal for 2 in upmarket restaurant<\/td>\n450 (inc drinks)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meal for 4 in family restaurant<\/td>\n100 (inc drinks)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
School fees<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Public Primary<\/td>\n300\/year (optional)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Public High School<\/td>\n500\/year (optional)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Private Primary<\/td>\n10,000\/year (compulsary)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Private High School<\/td>\n20,000\/year (compulsary)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cable TV<\/td>\n100\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Home internet<\/td>\n80\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mobile phone<\/td>\n80\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Landline<\/td>\n50\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1h of housekeeping<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1h of babysitter<\/td>\n20-30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shirt dry cleaning<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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01<\/td>\nGet involved with Aussie rules football. The quicker you learn the rules and pick a team, the quicker you\u2019ll be bonding with the locals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02<\/td>\nMelbourne is filled with culinary goldmines. Be brave, be willing to look around the graffiti covered corner and you will be rewarded.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03<\/td>\nAs fantastic a city as Melbourne is, some of the landscape that surrounds it is better. Some of Australia\u2019s most amazing scenery is on your door<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04<\/td>\nWhile Southbank is a nice, bright area, full of gleaming new shops and restaurants, it is unequivocally viewed by Melbournians as a tourist trap.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05<\/td>\nWhile Melbourne has a bit of a reputation for being cold and blustery, with unpredictable weather patterns, the city comes alive in the warmer summer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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