Prices in Australia

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Prices in Australia

Prices in Australia are quite high: the prices are almost the same level as in the UK and Scandinavian countries.
Shopping and souvenirs

Virtually every major Australian city has Westfield - a huge hypermarket, representing a city shops where you can buy anything.
Not less than ideal for shopping - Markets in Melbourne worth a visit to Queen Victoria Market, Hobart - market Salamanca, and in Sydney - the market Paddington.
For authentic souvenirs are best to go to community centers or arts and crafts galleries and institutions that belong to Aboriginal communities or act with their support.
As for things Australian brands (Akubra, UGG Australia, Driza-Bone, Collette Dinnigan), they are sold in large shopping centers in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
What to bring to holiday in Australia?

- Didgeridoo (a wind instrument, common among the natives), boomerang, ostrich eggs, painted with various designs and patterns, jewelry with opals, sapphires, pink diamonds or pearls, cosmetics series Tea Tree, kangaroo skins (they can be used as a cover for chairs ), "magic" stones for good luck, health, wealth;
-honey, Australian sunflower oil with herbs and spices, nuts, Australian wine, dried crocodile meat.
In Australia you can buy genuine Australian ugg boots from $ 100, macadamia nuts - from $ 25 / 1kg, Australian honey - from $ 5/200 grams, boomerang and other products in the Aboriginal style - for $ 10, a cowboy hat - $ 30 jewelry with Opal - from $ 5.
Excursions

On a tour of the Sydney you walk through Hyde Park, the historic center of The Rocks, see the Town Hall, Darling Harbour Exhibition Centre, House of Queen Victoria, English Cathedral of St. Andrew, the Sydney Opera House, Bridge Harbour Bridge.
This 4-hour tour costs about $ 30.
Entertainment

Brisbane is certainly worth a visit Botanical Garden (entrance fee you will pay about $ 10): here you will see numerous plants, including exotic species brought here from different parts of the world (exhibition of cacti, conservatory with tropical plants, a Japanese garden, bamboo grove) .
Transport

The fare to Australia is not very cheap: 1 trip by bus or metro in Sydney costs $ 3. For ticket for a train that whisk you from the airport to the center of Sydney you give $ 14.5, and for the bus fare on the same route - 11.8 $.
If you decide to take a taxi, the landing you pay $ 3 + $ 1.8 - for each kilometer traveled. For example, from the airport to the center of Sydney you will be charged $ 27.
Your minimum daily expenses on vacation in Australia will amount to $ 65-70 for 1 person. But for a more comfortable stay, you will need $ 115-135 per day for 1 person (accommodation middle-class food in a good cafe, visiting excursions).