Retire in Australia
The 4% rule gives a familiar benchmark for how much you'd need invested to retire in Australia at every lifestyle level. Open any city page to backtest your own plan against market history.
Cheapest City
$1.24M
Melbourne
Average FIRE Number
$1.31M
2 cities
Most Expensive
$1.39M
Sydney
FIRE Numbers for All 2 Cities in Australia
These FIRE Numbers use the 4% rule benchmark and price a one-person household. City pages backtest your own plan against market history, so the personalized figure there changes with your retirement length, confidence level, and household size.
| City | Lean FIRE | FIRE | Fat FIRE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺Melbourne | $663K | $1.24M | $4.56M |
| 🇦🇺Sydney | $741K | $1.39M | $5.22M |
About Retiring in Australia
Australia offers 2 retirement destinations tracked on PortfolioAtlas. The most affordable is Melbourne at $1.24M, while Sydney requires $1.39M. The average FIRE Number across all Australia cities is $1.31M, calculated using the 4% safe withdrawal rate.
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