Brisbane vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	39
😀 Quality of life	98	76
🏙️ Population	2.71M	6.44K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 25% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1349th and 2829th ($2269 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Australia and Malta, respectively. Check Australia vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 3rd and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Valletta

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	Brisbane	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$12962

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388