🥑 The Smashed Avo Index

How many avos to buy a house?

The iconic millennial dilemma — calculated. If you gave up smashed avo on toast, how long until you hit your savings goal?

Spoiler: it's a very long time. But we'll show you the math — and what happens if you invest the savings instead.

Your city

Smashed avo price at your café

$22

$15$30

How many avos per week?

3x/week

1/wk7/wk

Your savings goal

Calculating…

Avos you'd skip 🥑 0

Years of avo abstinence required

Today Goal reached

Daily saving

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Weekly saving

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Monthly saving

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Annual saving

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All cities — side by side

City	Goal cost	Avos to skip	Years of abstinence

🟢 Cheapest — 🔴 Most expensive. Based on your current avo price & frequency settings.

But what if you invested the avo money?

Your weekly avo savings, invested at 7% p.a. (historical ASX average). Watch compounding do its thing.

After 5 years at 7%

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After 10 years at 7%

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After 20 years at 7%

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After 30 years at 7%

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The real avo economics

Annual avo spend (at your settings) —

Lifetime avo spend (50 years of habits) —

Avo spend as % of average Aussie income —

Your annual avo spend could also buy…

Not judging. Just saying.

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Woolies roast chooks

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tanks of petrol (50L)

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pub schooners

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Bunnings snag weekends

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movie tickets

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flat whites

Note: House deposit costs are 20% of median dwelling values as of early 2026. All figures are indicative and for entertainment and educational purposes. This is not financial advice — but skipping the avo and investing the savings is, statistically, a reasonable idea. Speak to a financial adviser before making major financial decisions.