Australia vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2425
$1656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5719
$3941
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$842
🏘️ Family rent
$2426
$1416
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4122
$1983
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$40385
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
8.28
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
83.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
53
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
96
81
🏙️ Population
27.2M
59M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2425) is 46% more expensive than in Italy ($1656). Australia ranked 12th vs 32nd 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 35th 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
$16.4
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$6.03
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$873
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$627
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$1607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2074
$1114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8768
$4872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.04
$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.46
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.5
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.52
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$99.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$22
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.8
$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2052
$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19056
$11511

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Cities Comparison in Australia vs Italy

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2496
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2269
2.71M
Perth
$2448
2.14M
Adelaide
$2338
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2528
608K
Canberra
$2223
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1835
284K
Ipswich
$1813
233K
Hobart
$2308
197K
Townsville
$1839
174K
Geelong
$2217
180K
Darwin
$1861
140K
Newcastle
$1997
153K
Cairns
$1695
147K
Ballarat
$1604
116K
Bunbury
$1838
75.2K
Bendigo
$1487
103K
Toowoomba
$1766
108K
Launceston
$1753
80.9K
Melton
$1906
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1635
63.2K
Hervey Bay
$1864
57.7K
Tarneit
$1822
56.4K
Blacktown
$1710
51K
Orange
$1477
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1727
70.5K
Gladstone
$1640
34.7K
Wagga Wagga
$1583
49.7K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2082
2.75M
Milan
$2370
1.35M
Turin
$1652
842K
Naples
$1615
913K
Genoa
$1649
559K
Palermo
$1308
630K
Bologna
$1761
388K
Florence
$1851
361K
Catania
$1318
312K
Bari
$1646
315K
Verona
$1733
256K
Venice
$1611
250K
Prato
$1611
196K
Padua
$1855
206K
Parma
$1652
197K
Messina
$1235
219K
Brescia
$1844
196K
Modena
$1719
184K
Trieste
$1661
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1468
170K
Ravenna
$1415
156K
Taranto
$1336
188K
Bergamo
$1582
120K
Perugia
$1240
162K
Rimini
$1618
149K
Cagliari
$1672
148K
Foggia
$1367
145K
Monza
$1885
122K
Livorno
$1659
153K
Forli
$1609
116K