Cost of living comparison

compared to

Australia is 16.2% more expensive than Valletta.

If you lived in Australia instead of Valletta, you would:

pay 1.4% less for restaurants

 
Valletta
Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.59
€16.20
$15.31
A$23.50
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.90
€9.11
$8.98
A$13.78
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.36
€2.17
$2.45
A$3.76

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pay 0.9% more for groceries

 
Valletta
Australia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.74
€1.60
$2.00
A$3.07
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.41
€5.91
$4.24
A$6.50
Milk (1 gallon) $4.04
€3.72
$5.00
A$7.67

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pay 37.5% more for transportation

 
Valletta
Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.66
€5.21
$4.95
A$7.59
Monthly public transit pass $28.59
€26.33
$81.92
A$125.72
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,690.64
€17,213.15
$22,079.60
A$33,885.56

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pay 1.6% more for housing

 
Valletta
Australia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$51.54
€47.46
$55.83
A$85.68
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,026.15
€945.04
$1,119.19
A$1,717.62
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $907.05
€835.34
$889.00
A$1,364.34

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pay 56.2% more for childcare

 
Valletta
Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $677.26
€623.72
$1,373.48
A$2,107.88
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,444.77
€9,619.11
$11,458.00
A$17,584.59

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pay 53.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Valletta
Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.40
€4.05
$5.72
A$8.77
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.14
€2.90
$3.30
A$5.06
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.05
€5.57
$24.53
A$37.65

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pay 34.7% less for clothing

 
Valletta
Australia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$129.19
€118.97
$71.47
A$109.69
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$71.46
€65.81
$41.82
A$64.18
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.31
€112.64
$101.71
A$156.09

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