Cost of Living in Launceston, 🇦🇺 Australia - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 12, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 37 $2,431 $1,224 $1,696 $1,209 $91

Utilities 17 37 — $160 $243 $151 —

Internet & Mobile 22 21 $75 $112 $145 $112 $2

Groceries 23 24 25 26 27 28 37 $167 $439 $1,004 $384 $9

Transportation 6 7 8 33 $49 $56 $209 — $15

Dining Out 9 11 12 37 $1,255 $279 $342 $195 $38

Leisure Activities 14 16 18 $105 $66 $1,779 $54 $17

Health Insurance 19 18 20 $67 $59 $133 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 34 35 $7 $17 $28 — $14

Total $4,156 $2,412 $5,579 $2,105 $188

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 37 $1,224.11 $1,133 – $1,390 per month

Coworking Space 3 4 $174.37 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $2,430.77 $1,987 – $3,387 per month

Coliving Space 5 $544.05 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 9 $3.56 per cup

Beer 37 30 $6.29 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 11 10 $17.44 per meal

Fast Food Combo 32 37 $11.51 per meal

Apples 28 37 $4.53 per kg

Bread 25 $2.09 per loaf

Milk 24 $1.22 per liter

Rice 23 $1.25 per kg

Chicken Fillets 26 37 $8.36 per kg

Beef 27 37 $14.64 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 37 $14.70 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 12 37 $69.75 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 29 $0.62 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 8 $3.77 per trip

Taxi per km 8 $1.72 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 6 7 $0.00 per month

Gasoline 33 37 $1.64 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 8 $12.38 per trip

Scooter Rental 38 — per month

Services

Mobile Plan 21 $32.88 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 22 37 $78.82 per month

Gym Membership 14 15 $33.22 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $15.48 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 21 $11.86 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 16 37 $13.60 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 37 $78.80 per pair

Summer Dress $52.79 per dress

Running Shoes 37 $107.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 36 37 $24.41 per visit

Laundry 39 $1.08 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 13 $75.33 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 31 37 $6.96 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 12, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 1.4337 AUD on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hobart, Newcastle, Adelaide, Geelong

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2674.54 2430.77
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1252.81 1224.11
- Apples 3.41 4.53
- Beef 15.84 14.64
- Beer 8.09 6.29
37 more changes
- Bread 2.74 2.09
- Chicken Fillets 11.61 8.36
- Cinema Ticket 14.78 13.6
- Coffee 3.66 3.56
- Coliving Space 985.36 544.05
- Coworking Space 218.19 174.37
- Dining Out local 154.84, nomad 1161.31, expat 478.6, family 563.06, tourist 66.86 local 195.32, nomad 1255.49, expat 279, family 341.77, tourist 38.36
- Doctor Visit (GP) 59.83 75.33
- Fast Food Combo 11.61 11.51
- Gasoline 1.51 1.64
- Groceries local 387.1, nomad 197.07, expat 457.49, family 1020.55, tourist 10.56 local 383.62, nomad 167.4, expat 439.42, family 1004.39, tourist 8.51
- Gym Membership 45.75 33.22
- Haircut 29.56 24.41
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 77.42, expat 116.13, family 267.45, tourist 3.52 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 59.29, family 132.52, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 1161.31, nomad 2041.1, expat 1372.46, family 1829.95, tourist 116.13 local 1208.76, nomad 2430.77, expat 1224.11, family 1695.61, tourist 90.67
- Internet & Mobile local 59.83, nomad 84.46, expat 77.42, family 126.69, tourist 5.63 local 111.7, nomad 74.73, family 144.58, tourist 1.5
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 59.83 78.82
- Jeans 80.94 78.8
- Laundry 8.45 1.08
- Leisure Activities local 105.57, nomad 316.72, expat 225.22, family 422.3, tourist 28.15 local 54.4, nomad 104.62, expat 66.26, family 1778.61, tourist 17.44
- Meal (Inexpensive) 16.89 17.44
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 77.42 69.75
- Milk 1.48 1.22
- Mobile Plan 31.67 32.88
- Monthly Transport Pass 52.79 0
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.21 6.96
- Rice 2.25 1.25
- Ride-hailing (5km) 12.67 12.38
- Running Shoes 119.65 107
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 24.63 11.86
- Scooter Rental 9.85 not set
- Taxi Start 3.59 3.77
- Transportation local 98.54, nomad 154.84, expat 246.34, family 387.1, tourist 24.63 local 0, nomad 48.82, expat 55.8, family 209.25, tourist 15.34
- Utilities local 147.8, nomad 0, expat 168.92, family 267.45, tourist 0 local 150.66, nomad 0, expat 160.42, family 242.73, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 31.67, expat 42.23, family 84.46, tourist 0.7 local 0, nomad 6.97, expat 17.44, family 27.9, tourist 13.95
- Water (1.5L bottle) 2.04 0.62
- Wine (Mid-range) 15.48 14.7
correction pass at the same exchange rate: Apartment (1 bedroom) with its cheap and good-area weekly range, Housing (local, nomad, expat, family, tourist), Airbnb (1 month) with its monthly band, Coworking Space, Coliving Space and Dining Out (expat) realigned to the exact converted amounts of their stated formulas; Laundry restated as a per-kilogram price of about USD 1.08, or AUD 14 per 9kg wash-and-dry load on a Hobart laundromat machine card, with no Launceston machine prices published, after a per-load figure had been carried in the per-kilogram row (lalaslaundry.au).

Launceston cost of living