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Table of Distances, Fuels and Costs for 90 days in Australia, April-June 2005
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DISTANCES |
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Perth - Melbourne |
5,795 km |
3,621 miles |
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Tasmania |
1,879 km |
1,174 miles |
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Melbourne - Cairns |
3,883 km |
2,427 miles |
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Cairns - Brisbane |
2,096 km |
1,310 miles |
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Total Distance |
13,653 km |
8,533 miles |
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Average Distance |
155 km/day |
97 miles/day |
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FUEL |
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Total Fuel |
1,369 litres |
301 gallons |
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Fuel Consumption |
9.97 km/litre |
28 mpg |
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Total Fuel Cost |
$A1,608 |
£670 |
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Cost per Litre |
$A1.17/litre |
£0.49/litre |
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COSTS |
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Item |
Total Cost (90 days) |
Average Daily Cost |
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Email/Post/Phone |
£78 |
£0.86 |
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Sundries |
£79 |
£0.87 |
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Eating Out |
£101 |
£1.12 |
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Food |
£395 |
£4.38 |
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Diesel |
£670 |
£7.44 |
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Accommodation |
£820 |
£9.11 |
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Total |
£2,143 |
£23.81 |
Comments on the Table
'Sundries' include laundry, entrance fees and tolls.
'Eating Out' costs could obviously be nil, or much more! We treat ourselves once a week or so to an evening meal or a 'lunchtime special'.
'Food' costs include all consumables, but not equipment or clothing.
'Fuel' costs are for diesel (unleaded petrol is cheaper), using discount vouchers whenever possible (from shopping at Woolworths or Coles). Prices vary greatly: least in Queensland, most in remote areas
Accommodation was usually a powered site on a caravan park or similar. The average price includes an occasional night in a cabin or motel room, and a few nights free of charge at the homes of friends near Perth and Cairns. It does not include the cost of hiring the motorhome.
We stayed in 60 different places for an average of 1½ nights.
This log of our journey through Australia could be read in conjunction with Notes on Motorhome Travel in Australia which gives a lot of background information on travelling and motorhoming in Australia, as well as details of the motorhome we used.
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