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Average salary in Hobart: $68,000/year — $10,654 below the Australia median. Cost index 100, purchasing power 68000/100. Compare incomes across Tasmania below.
Average salary in Hobart: $68,000/year — $10,654 below the Australia median. Cost index 100, purchasing power 68000/100. Compare incomes across Tasmania below.
| # | City | Cost Index | Rent/mo | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hobart | 100 | $1,920 | $68,000 |
| 2 | Canberra | 120 | $2,750 | $101,000 |
| 3 | Sydney | 132 | $3,200 | $90,000 |
| 4 | Perth | 118 | $2,650 | $87,000 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 124 | $2,750 | $84,500 |
| 6 | Brisbane | 112 | $2,550 | $80,000 |
| 7 | Darwin | 116 | $2,350 | $80,000 |
| 8 | Newcastle | 110 | $2,250 | $76,000 |
| 9 | Wollongong | 113 | $2,300 | $74,000 |
| 10 | Geelong | 107 | $2,050 | $72,000 |
| 11 | Gold Coast | 109 | $2,400 | $72,000 |
| 12 | Adelaide | 104 | $2,100 | $72,000 |
| 13 | Cairns | 100 | $1,820 | $66,000 |
Hobart: cost index 100 (-13 vs national avg 113), rent $1,920/month.
Tasmania region average cost index: 113. Hobart is -13 vs region peers.
Quality of life: 68/100 — safety 75, healthcare 72, walkability 62.
Safety score: 75/100 (crime rate 35.2/1k). National average: 66/100.
Strip away assumptions, and something unexpected emerges. Hobart has a cost index of 100 — 13 points below the Australia national average of 113. Median income is $68,000 with rent at $1,920/month, putting the rent-to-income ratio at 34%. That's a strong position by any measure.
Zooming out, looking at Tasmania as a whole, the spread across all 13 cities is 0 points on the cost index. Cairns sits at the other end with index 100 and rent of $1,820/mo. That's not a marginal difference — it reshapes your monthly budget.
On quality of life, Hobart scores a composite score of 68/100 — reflecting its safety (75), healthcare (72), and walkability (62) metrics. Here's where it gets complicated: affordability and QoL don't always move in the same direction, and Australia is a good example of that tension.
Hobart — cost index 100, rent $1,920/mo, income $68,000, QoL 68/100.
Canberra — cost index 120, rent $2,750/mo, income $101,000, QoL 67/100.
Sydney — cost index 132, rent $3,200/mo, income $90,000, QoL 62/100.
Perth — cost index 118, rent $2,650/mo, income $87,000, QoL 63/100.
Melbourne — cost index 124, rent $2,750/mo, income $84,500, QoL 62/100.
The median gross income in Hobart is $68,000/year — below the Australia national average of $78,654.
The Tasmania region of average QoL score is 63/100. Hobart leads with 68/100, reflecting safety, healthcare access, walkability, and green space.
Our index is benchmarked to 100 (national median). Sub-categories cover housing, food, transport, utilities, and healthcare. Data sources include ABS, CoreLogic, ATO.
Hobart: cost index 100, rent $1,920/mo, income $68,000/yr, QoL 68/100. Canberra: cost index 120, rent $2,750/mo, income $101,000/yr, QoL 67/100.
This analysis uses data from ABS, CoreLogic, ATO to rank cities in Australia. The cost of living index is benchmarked to 100 (national median). Quality of life scores combine safety, healthcare, walkability, air quality, green space, and transit metrics. Salary ranges use national occupation data adjusted for local cost differences. Data is updated regularly to reflect current market conditions.