Perth vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	39
😀 Quality of life	96	76
🏙️ Population	2.14M	6.44K

The cost of living in Perth is 40% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 791st and 2712th ($2562 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.2 months in Valletta. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 11th and 1347th 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	$16.4	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$12648

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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