Price of living: what's costing you more? | Money Matters | News.com.au

WE'RE paying a lot more for electricity, water and sewerage, but the cost of fruit and vegies has fallen, official data shows.

Consumer Price Index data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows how much more or less Australians are paying to live, breaking each category down into how they contribute to our overall cost of living.

And the results might take you by surprise.

A huge spike in the price of electricity, water and sewerage has fuelled speculation the RBA will whack an extra 25 basis points on the official interest rate at its meeting next Tuesday.