Australia vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$1427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$3478
🏠 One person rent
$1235
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$94.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3791
$1682
💸 GDP per capita
$64821
$39003
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
54
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
26.5M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2121) is 49% more expensive than in Italy ($1427). Australia ranked 12th 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 1.8 months in Australia compared to 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 3rd and 36th 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
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$5.13
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1377
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2515
$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1692
$950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$4184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5396
$2409
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$6.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$6.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$78.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14725
$10713

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2539
4.84M
Melbourne
$2194
5.03M
Brisbane
$2016
2.71M
Perth
$2075
2.14M
Adelaide
$1978
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2239
608K
Canberra
$2023
381K
Wollongong
$1416
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1709
284K
Ipswich
$1677
233K
Hobart
$2106
197K
Townsville
$1667
174K
Geelong
$1981
180K
Newcastle
$1448
153K
Darwin
$1617
140K
Cairns
$1335
147K
Ballarat
$1390
116K
Bunbury
$1643
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1504
108K
Bendigo
$1291
103K
Melton
$1668
76.3K
Launceston
$1651
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1963
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1411
63.2K
Pakenham
$1654
54.1K
Tarneit
$1625
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1638
57.7K
Berwick
$1643
50.3K
Frankston
$1671
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1440
30.8K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1718
2.75M
Milan
$2022
1.35M
Turin
$1424
842K
Naples
$1396
913K
Genoa
$1470
559K
Palermo
$1137
630K
Bologna
$1555
388K
Florence
$1601
361K
Bari
$1337
316K
Catania
$1161
312K
Venice
$1522
250K
Verona
$1459
256K
Prato
$1423
196K
Padua
$1581
206K
Messina
$1130
219K
Parma
$1403
197K
Brescia
$1410
196K
Trieste
$1421
198K
Modena
$1506
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1323
170K
Taranto
$1033
188K
Rimini
$1390
149K
Ravenna
$1216
156K
Perugia
$1100
162K
Bergamo
$1450
120K
Foggia
$1161
145K
Trento
$1509
118K
Forli
$1485
116K
Monza
$1586
122K
Cagliari
$1455
148K