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The Australian government has calculated that the average Australian spends the sum of A$165.00 per week on groceries. As can be seen from the following list, there is not a great deal of difference between the average shopping basket in the various States and Territories:
| Victoria |
$165.00 |
| Tasmania |
$167.00 |
| New South Wales |
$166.00 |
| Queensland |
$159.00 |
| Northern Territory |
$171.00 |
| South Australia |
$161.00 |
| Western Australia |
$161.00 |
These prices are based on seven 'basket' categories as follows:
Meat and seafood including beef, chicken, lamb and pork products, bacon, ham and other processed meats and some frozen and chilled seafood products
Fruit and vegetables including a variety of dried, fresh and packaged fruit and canned, fresh and frozen vegetables
Dairy including milk, cheese, ice cream, yoghurt and dairy snacks
Breads and cereals including bread, muffins, crumpets, breakfast cereals, cakes, biscuits, pasta, rice, noodles and flour
Drinks and other snacks including chops, chocolate, confectionary, soft drink, water, juice, cordial and energy drinks
General groceries including eggs, fats and oils, food additives and condiments, jam, honey, sandwich spreads, tea, coffee, frozen chips and deserts, soups, canned spaghetti, baked beans and baby food
Household and personal care including household cleaning goods, pet food, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, batteries, toilet paper, plastic wrap and foil.
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Basket Type: |
Tas |
Vic |
WA |
NSW |
Qld |
SA |
NT |
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Meat & Seafood |
27.00 |
28.00 |
28.00 |
29.00 |
28.00 |
27.00 |
29.00 |
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Fruit & Vegetables |
28.00 |
28.00 |
26.00 |
28.00 |
26.00 |
26.00 |
30.50 |
|
Dairy |
17.00 |
17.00 |
16.00 |
17.00 |
16.00 |
17.00 |
17.00 |
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Breads & Cereals |
24.00 |
23.00 |
23.00 |
23.00 |
22.00 |
22.00 |
23.50 |
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Drinks & Other Snacks |
22.00 |
22.00 |
21.00 |
22.00 |
21.00 |
22.00 |
22.50 |
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General Groceries |
20.00 |
19.00 |
19.00 |
19.00 |
18.00 |
19.00 |
20.00 |
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Household & Personal Care |
29.00 |
28.00 |
28.00 |
28.00 |
28.00 |
29.00 |
29.00 |
A random selection of goods and indicative prices is listed below:
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Arnott's Assorted Creams Biscuits 500g |
$ 5.00 |
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Arnott's Shapes Pizza Biscuits Multipack 300g 12pack |
$ 5.44 |
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Arnott's Tim Tam Chocolate Biscuits 200g |
$ 3.32 |
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Ayam Coconut Milk 270ml |
$ 2.17 |
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Balducci Pasta Spaghetti No.4 500g |
$ 1.62 |
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Bega Cheese Tasty Grated 700g |
$ 8.71 |
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Broccoli loose each approx 240g |
$ 0.47 |
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Bulla Cream Thickened Lite 600ml |
$ 4.04 |
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Cadbury Caramello Chocolate Bar 55g |
$ 2.13 |
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Cadbury Cooking Chips Milk Choc 230g |
$ 4.09 |
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Cadbury Dairy Milk Block Choc 150g |
$ 3.39 |
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Cadbury Sharepack Freddo Mixed 210g |
$ 3.50 |
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Campbells Chunky Soup Beef 505g |
$ 3.44 |
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Campbells Real Stock Vegetable 375ml |
$ 1.92 |
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Coles Bake at Home White Dinner Rolls 6pk |
$ 2.61 |
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Coles QBA Bread Sandwich White 650g |
$ 2.29 |
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Cottees Thick & Rick Topping Choc 615g |
$ 3.38 |
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CSR White Sugar 1kg |
$ 1.73 |
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Edgell Beetroot Sliced 225g |
$ 1.07 |
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Fanta Orange 2L |
$ 3.43 |
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Farmland Apple Juice 1L |
$ 1.73 |
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Farmland Tropical Juice 6 x 250ml |
$ 3.30 |
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Golden Crumpet 6pk |
$ 3.11 |
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Grapes White Seedless approx 800g |
$ 11.98 |
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Greens Water Ice Blocks 25 x 70ml |
$ 5.12 |
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Heinz Baked Beans 420g |
$ 1.83 |
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Leeks loose each |
$ 1.98 |
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Lipton Tea Bags Black Tea 50 pk |
$ 3.05 |
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Mainland Butter Soft Less Salt 250g |
$ 3.80 |
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Masterfoods Turmeric Ground 28g |
$ 2.16 |
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McCain Beans Baby frozen 500g |
$ 2.66 |
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McCain Super Juicy Corn Kernels Frozen 500g |
$ 3.14 |
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Nescafe Blend 43 Coffee 250g |
$ 10.50 |
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New Weekly Magazine |
$ 4.95 |
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Pauls Yoghurt Natural 500g |
$ 3.23 |
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Peters Party Ice Cream Cake 1.5l |
$ 12.51 |
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Popper Juice Variety Pack 8 x 250ml |
$ 5.11 |
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Sard Wonder Laundry Soap 125g |
$ 2.39 |
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Sorbent Toilet Paper 4pk |
$ 4.68 |
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Sprite Lemonade 2l |
$ 3.43 |
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Sunrice Long Grain Rice 500g |
$ 1.66 |
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Beef Fillet Steak 430g |
$ 16.34 |
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Bulk Pork Loin Chops 1kg |
$ 15.00 |
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Chicken Breast Fillet Skin Off 800g |
$ 12.78 |
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Lamb Rack 600g |
$ 15.00 |
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Organic Bananas 500g |
$ 4.48 |
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Sponge Roll Swiss Jam 300g |
$ 3.59 |
| Total |
$223.26 |
There are many factors that impact pricing. City areas are likely to be cheaper than regional areas because of the cost of transport. Locally grown/manufactured products should more often than not be cheaper than imported products. Unfortunately, this is not always the case as a lot of overseas products are heavily subsidised and can be imported into Australia relatively cheaply.
One important point to remember when purchasing fresh fruit and vegetables in particular is that the standards imposed on Australian growers are far more onerous than those imposed in a lot of overseas countries and accordingly the quality of Australian fruit and vegetables is far superior to that of imported fruit and vegetables.
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