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 "March Quarter 2001 Average Retail Prices of Selected Items for Sydney" published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Catalogue No. 64033.0.
| Item (Unit) | cost A$ |
|---|---|
| Dairy and related products | |
| Milk, supermarket sales (1 litre) | $1.35 |
| Cheese, processed, sliced, wrapped (500 g) | $3.67 |
| Butter (500 g) | $1.95 |
| Bread and cereal products | |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced, supermarket sales (650 g) | $2.47 |
| Biscuits, dry (250 g) | $1.65 |
| Breakfast cereal, corn based (550 g) | $2.96 |
| Flour, self raising (2 kg) | $3.43 |
| Rice, long grain (1 kg) | $1.68 |
| Meat and seafoods | |
| Beef | |
| - Silverside roast (1 kg) | $8.51 |
| - Rump steak (1 kg) | $13.18 |
| - T-bone steak, with fillet (1 kg) | $13.26 |
| - Chuck steak (1 kg) | $6.61 |
| - Silverside, corned (1 kg) | $7.07 |
| Lamb | |
| - Leg (1 kg) | $6.15 |
| - Loin chops (1 kg) | $9.19 |
| - Forequarter chops (1 kg) | $5.09 |
| Pork | |
| - Leg (1 kg) | $6.09 |
| - Loin chops (1 kg) | $10.09 |
| Chicken, frozen (1 kg) | $3.73 |
| Bacon, middle rashers (250 g pkt) | $3.57 |
| Sausages (1 kg) | $4.63 |
| Salmon, pink (210 g can) | $2.54 |
| Fresh fruit and vegetables | |
| Oranges (1 kg) | $2.47 |
| Bananas (1 kg) | $2.58 |
| Potatoes (1 kg) | $1.27 |
| Tomatoes (1kg) | $3.65 |
| Carrots (1 kg) | $2.12 |
| Onions (1 kg) | $1.52 |
| Processed fruit and vegetables | |
| Peaches (825 g can) | $2.04 |
| Pineapple, sliced (450 g can) | $1.20 |
| Peas, frozen (500 g pkt) | $1.36 |
| Snacks and confectionery | |
| Chocolate, milk, block (250 g) | $3.36 |
| Other food | |
| Eggs (1 dozen) | $2.90 |
| Sugar, white (2 kg) | $2.51 |
| Jam, strawberry (500 g jar) | $2.57 |
| Teabags (180 g pkt) | $3.30 |
| Coffee, instant (150 g jar) | $6.07 |
| Tomato sauce (600 ml) | $1.74 |
| Margarine, poly-unsaturated (500 g) | $1.73 |
| Baked beans, in tomato sauce (420 g) | $1.00 |
| Baby food (120 g can) 67 | $0.67 |
Clothes and Personal Services:
Price ranges for commonly required items are as follows:
| Man's jacket | $80-200+ |
| Man's shirt | $40-70+ |
| Man's suit | $250-600+ |
| Man's trousers | $30-100+ |
| Jumper/Sweater | $50-100+ |
| Woman's blouse | $40-80+ |
| Woman's skirt | $45-80+ |
| Woman's slacks | $45-100+ |
| Dress | $50-150+ |
| Shoes | $60-150+ |
| Haircuts: Men | $10-35+ |
| Haircuts: Women | $20-30+ |
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