Melbourne vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Melbourne	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5590	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$1286	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$2187	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4060	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	100	77
🏙️ Population	5.35M	6.44K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 30% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1249th and 2847th ($2308 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and Malta, respectively. Check Australia vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 1st and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Valletta

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	Melbourne	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1808	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5978	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.9	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1948	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22799	$12705

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375