Shopping in Australia

Your experience of shopping in Australia will depend on your location. For world class shopping and fashions, Melbourne is the top Australian city, followed by Sydney.

Cities and moderate sized towns all have good supermarkets. The availability of fresh fruit and vegetables is more seasonable than in the United States, the UK and Europe.

Typical grocery prices in Australia

The prices below are roughly mid-range supermarket prices in 2008. By shopping around, you should find cheaper.

Independent grocers and butchers are usually cheaper than the supermarkets.

Coca Cola 18 x 375 ml cans $16

Pepsi 1.25 litre $1.70

Frantelle Spring water 24x600 ml $9.50

Butter 1 kg $2.70

Peanut Butter (Kraft) 780 g $8.10

White Sugar 2kg $1.60

Milk - fresh 2 litres $2.70

Large Eggs 1 dozen $2.80

Rump Steak 1 kg $20

Topside Beef 1 kg $14

Barbeque Sausages 1 kg $5.50

Chicken Thigh Fillets Skinless 1 kg $8

Chicken Breast Fillets Skinless 1 kg $16

Nescafe Blend 43 150 g $9.30

Chocolate (Cadbury) 250 g $5.10

Wholemeal Sliced Bread 650 g $3

White Sliced Bread 650 g $2

Potatoes brushed 2 kg $4

Lettuce each $2.50