The costs of some common food items are shown to give you some
idea of living costs in Sydney. Of course, as in any country, these
prices may vary according to brand and where items are purchased. Some foods (expecially processed foods and eating out) will also incur GST.
The following list of food items is based on the "Average Retail Prices of Selected Items, Eight Capital Cities, Jun 2009" published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Catalogue No. 6403.0.55.001. below are the prices for Sydney.
| Item (Unit) | cost A$ |
|---|---|
| Dairy and related products | |
| Milk, (2 litre bottle) | $3.52 |
| Cheese, sliced (500 g pkt) | $5.10 |
| Butter (500 g) | $4.00 |
| Bread and cereal products | |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced (650g-750g) | $3.73 |
| Biscuits, dry (250 g) | $2.26 |
| Breakfast cereal, corn based (525 g) | $4.07 |
| Flour, self raising (2kg) | $3.21 |
| Rice (1 kg) | $2.36 |
| Meat and seafoods | |
| Beef | |
| - Roast Beef (1 kg) | $11.38 |
| - Rump steak (1 kg) | $18.89 |
| - T-bone steak, with fillet (1 kg) | $21.11 |
| - Chuck steak (1 kg) | $10.59 |
| Lamb | |
| - Leg (1 kg) | $10.10 |
| - Loin chops (1 kg) | $19.83 |
| - Forequarter chops (1 kg) | $9.57 |
| Pork | |
| - Leg (1 kg) | $7.86 |
| - Loin chops (1 kg) | $16.28 |
| Chicken, Whole fresh (1 kg) | $5.58 |
| Bacon, middle rashers (250 g pkt) | $4.44 |
| Beef Sausages (1 kg) | $6.19 |
| Salmon, pink (210 g can) | $2.46 |
| Fresh fruit and vegetables | |
| Oranges (1 kg) | $3.77 |
| Bananas (1 kg) | $3.00 |
| Potatoes (1 kg) | $1.53 |
| Tomatoes (1kg) | $4.71 |
| Carrots (1 kg) | $2.21 |
| Onions (1 kg) | $2.71 |
| Processed fruit and vegetables | |
| Peaches (825 g can) | $3.56 |
| Pineapple, sliced (450 g can) | $2.17 |
| Peas, frozen (500 g pkt) | $2.18 |
| Snacks and confectionery | |
| Chocolate, milk (250 g block) | $4.58 |
| Other food | |
| Eggs (1 dozen) | $4.16 |
| Sugar, white (2 kg) | $2.32 |
| Jam, strawberry (500 g jar) | $3.32 |
| Teabags (180 g pkt) | $4.20 |
| Coffee, instant (150 g jar) | $7.41 |
| Tomato sauce (600 ml bottle) | $2.15 |
| Margarine, poly-unsaturated (500 g) | $3.16 |
| Baked beans, in tomato sauce (420 g) | $1.57 |
| Baby food (110 g jar) 67 | $1.19 |
| Household supplies | |
| Laundry detergent (1kg) | $6.09 |
| Dishwashing detergent (450ml) | $3.67 |
| Facial tissues (170 pack) | $2.19 |
| Toilet tissue (8 x 180 sheet rolls) | $7.18 |
| Pet food (400g can) | $1.23 |
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