The biggest costs
Housing and transport dominate. Hostels, eating out and last-minute travel quickly increase spending, while cooking and sharing can change the monthly picture.
- ✓Housing and bond
- ✓Groceries and meals
- ✓Transport or vehicle
- ✓Phone, insurance and leisure
Do not convert every price
Compare expenses with local net earnings and keep funds for weeks without work. Study Australia’s calculator provides estimates, not a personal guarantee.
- ✓Arrival budget
- ✓Emergency fund
- ✓Bond and rent in advance
- ✓Return travel reserve
Our advice
Prepare comfortable, normal and tight scenarios, then update them using real spending from your first two weeks.
Official and useful sources
- Study Australia — Living costs ↗
- OECD — Price level indices ↗
- Expatistan — Australia compared with Italy, August 2026 ↗
- Eurostat — Minimum wages in Europe ↗
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