The cost of eating in Australia depends entirely on how you eat. As an ordinary student, one meal a day needs to be solved at school. It should be noted that there are no canteens in Australian universities, only restaurants and cafes. Most of the school restaurants are also fast food, such as hamburgers, Japanese curry chicken rice and subway. In fact, most Australian students make their own lunch boxes and take them to school even if they need to eat at noon.

I strongly recommend that you choose to cook by yourself in Australia. Similarly, eating out in Australia is several times that in China. Because the labor cost in Australia is relatively expensive, the average person eating a meal in a restaurant should be above 15-20 Australian dollars. Even if the school price is relatively cheap, the average person should be around 10 Australian dollars.

By contrast, it is much cheaper to buy ingredients in the supermarket and cook them at home, especially if you like meat as much as I do. I spend about 100 Australian dollars on ingredients every week, including seafood and drinks I occasionally buy. Comparatively speaking, ordering a seafood main course in a restaurant costs at least 20-25 Australian dollars, which is not a small price difference.

Selection of ingredients

If you like cooking Chinese food, there are many China supermarkets in Australia. You can buy spices and condiments from China, such as pepper fennel and various sauces. The Chinese supermarket here has a full range of goods, so don't worry about not buying spices.

However, it should be noted that there are not as many kinds of vegetables here as in China. Basically, Australian supermarkets can only buy Chinese cabbage and cabbage, and other kinds need to go to Chinese supermarkets to see their luck. In addition, some people will say that the meat bought in Australia is not as delicious as that in China. This is because Australia's animal protection law does not allow bloodletting before killing animals. In order to alleviate their pain, electrocution is generally used. This kind of meat is suitable for frying steak, but if you want to fry pork, you may need to treat it with cooking wine before frying.

PS: Beef and chicken are cheaper here, but pork is more expensive, so if you buy pork here, try to buy it at China Pork Shop ~

A variety of restaurants for you to choose from.

There are also many options for eating in Australian restaurants. If you have participated in our Australian English Club (WeChat official account has a QR code, please indicate "English learning" when applying), you must know that Australia is a very diverse country. This diversity is also reflected in the diet. In Australia, you can eat delicious food from all over the world.

Australia has a large number of immigrants, such as the most common immigrants from Japan, Southeast Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Many early immigrants usually choose to open restaurants when they come to Australia, so if you like Japanese food, Korean food, Italian food and Southeast Asian food, the restaurants here will be more authentic than most restaurants in China.

There are many Chinese restaurants in Australia, and even famous domestic stores open chain stores here. For example, Huangbraised Pot, Mala Tang, Xiaolongkan Hot Pot and Dingtaifeng Steamed Buns have all opened chain stores in major cities in Australia.

In addition to these famous restaurants, if you especially like Sichuan and Cantonese cuisine, you can also taste the taste of your hometown in Australia. But if you are a classmate from the north like me and want to eat authentic fried liver, fried belly, pork stewed vermicelli and other dishes, you need to do it yourself.