Perth vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$1527
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	37
😀 Quality of life	98	72
🏙️ Population	2.14M	6.44K

The cost of living in Perth is 42% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1024th and 3052nd ($2345 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Australia and Malta, respectively. Check Australia vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 7th and 1891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Valletta

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	Perth	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$8876

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1771
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1747
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1334
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1643
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1519
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1434
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1172
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$990
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1188
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1031
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1229
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1211
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1157
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1086
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1005
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$482
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$496
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$432
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$462
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$388
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$522
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$398
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$419
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$402
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$453
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$563
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$490
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1057
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1272
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$388
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$344