Prices in Australia are quite high: prices here are practically at the same level as in the UK and the Scandinavian states.
Shopping and souvenirs
Virtually every major Australian city has Westfield, a huge hypermarket, a city of shops where you can buy whatever you want.
An equally good place for shopping is the markets: in Melbourne, it is worth visiting the Queen Victoria Market, in Hobart - the Salamanca Market, and in Sydney - the Paddington Market.
For authentic souvenirs, it is best to go to community arts and crafts centers or galleries and establishments that are owned or supported by Aboriginal communities.
As for the things of Australian brands (Akubra, UGG Australia, Driza-Bone, Collette Dinnigan), they are sold in large shopping centers in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
What to bring from your vacation in Australia?
- didgeridoo (wind musical instrument common among the aborigines), boomerang, ostrich eggs painted with various ornaments and patterns, jewelry with opals, sapphires, pink diamonds or pearls, Tea Tree cosmetics, kangaroo skins (they can be used as a cover for armchairs), "Magic" stones for good luck, health, material well-being;
- honey, Australian sunflower oil with herbs and spices, nuts, Australian wine, dried crocodile meat.
In Australia, you can buy real Australian ugg boots from $ 100, macadamia nuts - from $ 25 / 1kg, Australian honey - from $ 5/200 grams, boomerangs and other Aboriginal-style products - for $ 10, cowboy hat - $ 30, jewelry with opals - from $ 5.
Excursions
On a sightseeing tour of Sydney, you will walk through Hyde Park, the historic center of the Rocks, see the City Hall, Darling Harbor Exhibition Center, Queen Victoria House, St. Andrew's English Cathedral, the Sydney Opera House, Harbor Bridge.
This 4-hour tour costs approximately $ 30.
Entertainment
In Brisbane, you should definitely visit the Botanical Garden (you will pay about $ 10 to enter): here you will see numerous plants, including exotic species brought here from different parts of the world (cactus exhibition, greenhouse with tropical plants, Japanese garden, bamboo grove) …
Transport
The fare in Australia is not very cheap: 1 trip by bus or subway in Sydney costs $ 3. For a train ticket that will take you from the airport to the center of Sydney, you will pay $ 14.5, and for a bus ride on the same route - $ 11.8.
If you decide to use the services of a taxi, then you will pay 3 $ + 1, 8 $ for landing for each kilometer of the way. For example, from the airport to Sydney city center you will be charged $ 27.
Your minimum daily spending on vacation in Australia will be $ 65-70 per person. But for a more comfortable stay, you will need $ 115-135 per day for 1 person (accommodation in a middle-class hotel, meals in good cafes, excursions).
