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title: "Cost of Living in Australia vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "Australia is about 9% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.91, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in Australia, across World Bank, IMF, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table data."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/ppp/australia/"
json: "https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=AU"
generator: geo-parity markdown twin
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Purchasing Power Parity · Australia

# Cost of living in 🇦🇺 Australia vs the United States

Australia has a US-relative price level of **0.91** (US = 1.0) — about 9% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2025.

## What US salaries are worth in Australia

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $54,945 | $45,500 |
| $80,000 | $87,912 | $72,800 |
| $120,000 | $131,868 | $109,200 |
| $180,000 | $197,802 | $163,800 |
| $250,000 | $274,725 | $227,500 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=AU).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures Australia's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

Consensus (median) 0.910 2025

World Bank — GDP 0.901 2025

IMF (WEO) 0.919 2025

OECD 0.901 2025

Penn World Table 0.945 2023

World Bank — Consumption 0.944 2025

Big Mac Index 0.957 2026

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇩🇰 Denmark](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/denmark/) — price level 0.915
- [🇹🇻 Tuvalu](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/tuvalu/) — price level 0.922
- [🇵🇼 Palau](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/palau/) — price level 0.932
- [🇬🇧 United Kingdom](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/united-kingdom/) — price level 0.881
- [🇳🇴 Norway](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/norway/) — price level 0.878

Relocating for work? See the [fair salary from the US to Australia](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-australia/) or use the [Fair Pay Localizer](https://geo-parity.com/?tab=salary).

- [Everyday prices: United States vs Australia](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-australia/)
- [How much you need to retire in Australia](https://geo-parity.com/fire/australia/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is Australia compared to the United States?**: Australia has a price level of 0.91 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 9% cheaper than the United States), based on the median of independent votes from the World Bank/IMF (one vote — both use the official exchange rate), the Eurostat-OECD PPP programme and the Penn World Table, reference year 2025.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in Australia?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $109,890 of US-equivalent lifestyle in Australia; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $91,000.
- **Where does the Australia cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, blended as a per-country median of independent votes and refreshed at build time.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=AU.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/australia/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=AU