Australia vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$1423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$1265
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$94.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$1686
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$34776
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
7.95
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
82.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
56
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
25.7M
60.3M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 61% more expensive than in Italy ($1423). Australia ranked 10th vs 36th for Italy in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Australia compared to 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 6th and 32nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Italy

We calculate prices for Australia and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 148 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$5.17
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$729
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$946
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$4411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$2517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$10263

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1697
2.87M
Milan
$2074
1.37M
Turin
$1369
871K
Naples
$1337
966K
Genoa
$1450
559K
Palermo
$1150
668K
Bologna
$1602
393K
Florence
$1619
381K
Bari
$1324
323K
Verona
$1400
257K
Venice
$1438
255K
Catania
$1163
312K
Prato
$1443
193K
Messina
$1122
234K
Padua
$1593
210K
Trieste
$1279
204K
Brescia
$1472
197K
Parma
$1440
196K
Modena
$1550
185K
Reggio Emilia
$1341
172K
Livorno
$1383
158K
Latina
$1049
126K
Foggia
$1136
147K
Rimini
$1466
149K
Perugia
$1056
166K
Taranto
$1121
198K
Ravenna
$1132
159K
Forli
$1523
118K
Monza
$1567
124K
Bergamo
$1302
121K