Australia vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2363
$1493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5533
$3660
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$2308
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$500
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4107
$1757
💸 GDP per capita
$64712
$38373
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
7.95
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
56
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
26.5M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2363) is 58% more expensive than in Italy ($1493). Australia ranked 12th vs 35th 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 1.7 months in Australia compared to 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 4th and 33rd 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
$15.2
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.74
$5.39
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1488
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1139
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$1489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$1004
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9162
$4368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6144
$2528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.26
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$6.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.5
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$97.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$79
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16573
$10528

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2397
5.03M
Sydney
$2801
4.84M
Brisbane
$2491
2.36M
Perth
$2345
2.14M
Adelaide
$2246
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2300
608K
Canberra
$2393
381K
Wollongong
$1532
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1733
284K
Ipswich
$1877
233K
Hobart
$2265
197K
Townsville
$1303
174K
Geelong
$1892
180K
Newcastle
$1833
153K
Darwin
$1756
140K
Cairns
$1442
147K
Ballarat
$1357
116K
Bunbury
$2136
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1635
108K
Bendigo
$1397
103K
Melton
$1795
76.3K
Launceston
$1798
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1913
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1514
63.2K
Pakenham
$1805
54.1K
Tarneit
$1757
56.4K
Berwick
$1800
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1835
57.7K
Frankston
$1799
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1571
30.8K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1750
2.75M
Milan
$2146
1.35M
Turin
$1502
842K
Naples
$1449
913K
Genoa
$1498
559K
Palermo
$1211
630K
Bologna
$1671
388K
Florence
$1648
361K
Bari
$1372
316K
Catania
$1229
312K
Verona
$1570
256K
Venice
$1553
250K
Prato
$1528
196K
Messina
$1157
219K
Padua
$1666
206K
Brescia
$1456
196K
Parma
$1478
197K
Trieste
$1362
198K
Modena
$1573
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1394
170K
Rimini
$1471
149K
Livorno
$1454
153K
Ravenna
$1177
156K
Perugia
$1129
162K
Bergamo
$1444
120K
Foggia
$1241
145K
Taranto
$1174
188K
Forli
$1588
116K
Trento
$1605
118K
Monza
$1613
122K