Melbourne vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	100	76
🏙️ Population	5.35M	6.44K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 39% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 829th and 2712th ($2543 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Australia and Malta, respectively. Check Australia vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 1st and 1347th 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	$15.5	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$12648

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391