Common information
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 196 219
Cost of living and prices in Townsville
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre804USD/month
- in city centre867USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre1,345USD/month
- in city centre1,840USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 19 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 44 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 10 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 6 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 4 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 11 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 32 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 2 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 71 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 4 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 20 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 22,206 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 19,034 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 40 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 13 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 61 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 51 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 70 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 116 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 148 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 30 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 867 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 804 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,840 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,345 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,520 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,017 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 3,626 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 6.5 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Townsville
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 36 | 37 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 42 |
| Average high, °C | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 |
| Average temperature, °C | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 24 |
| Average low, °C | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 |
| Record low, °C | 7 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Rain, days | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 72 |
| Fog, days | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 10 | 20 | 50 | 120 | 300 | 260 | 140 | 60 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 1030 |
| Relative humidity, % | 62 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 66 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 81 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 52 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 65 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 58 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Day Length, часов | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 209 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 375 | 456 | 492 | 534 | 543 | 487 | 508 | 458 | 413 | 325 | 293 | 327 | 5211 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 |