Cost of living comparison
Melbourne is 65.3% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Melbourne instead of Italy, you would:
pay 24.6% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.53
|
$16.61
A$24.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$9.97
A$14.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.30
|
$2.58
A$3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$2.32
A$3.47
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
Italy
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$2.65
A$3.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.26
|
$4.93
A$7.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$5.53
A$8.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$3.97
A$5.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.38
A$2.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.15
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.20
A$1.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$1.64
A$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.03
A$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.99
A$1.47
|
|
pay 49.4% more for transportation
Italy
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$4.83
A$7.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.14
|
$126.80
A$189.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
$26,915.83
A$40,166.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.97
|
$19.61
A$29.26
|
|
pay 80.2% more for housing
Italy
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
$53.17
A$79.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.22
|
$1,491.94
A$2,226.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.07
|
$1,204.80
A$1,797.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
$125.04
A$186.59
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Italy
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.30
|
$1,542.90
A$2,302.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
$19,264.75
A$28,749.08
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.56
|
$6.65
A$9.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$3.40
A$5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
$29.91
A$44.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.18
|
$51.92
A$77.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.74
|
$14.62
A$21.82
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
Italy
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
$79.63
A$118.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
$52.42
A$78.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
$105.56
A$157.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.17
|
$115.21
A$171.93
|
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