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Wanna beer? Head for Melbourne, not Perth
What will cost you only $3.50 in Melbourne but $4.50 in Adelaide?
The answer is a cup of coffee.
And what will set you back $5.70 in Melbourne but a whopping $8.25 in Perth.
The answer is a beer.
And if you buy a bottle of water in Perth it will cost you $4.30 but only $3.35 in Sydney.
These are some of the findings complied by online travel company Expedia.com.au in its inaugural Australian Expedia Travel Value Tracker.
Like Expedia’s international Travel Value Tracker, the annual domestic index lists 10 typical every day holiday items purchased in hotels in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
‘Brisvegas’ proved to be the most expensive Australian city coming in at $116.05 for the 10 items followed by Melbourne ($112.60), Sydney ($104.80) and Perth ($102.20). Adelaide was the cheapest city for the 10 items, coming in well under $100 at $92.90.
Despite Melbourne being the second most expensive city in Australia, it had the cheapest prices for a coffee, schooner of beer, can of Coke, hamburger and chips, and Internet access.
However, a trip to your hotel from the airport by taxi could burn a hole through your wallet as Melbourne has the most expensive taxi fare in the country at $53.35, one of the highest in the world. London is the most expensive, followed by Paris.
Australian cities also proved to be pricey for having jeans laundered, with all capital cities revealed among the most expensive in the world.
Sydney has the honour of being Australia’s most expensive city in which to get a pair of jeans laundered.
Ian Jarrett
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