Perth vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Perth	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$1657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5119	$3999
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$2099	$1749
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3624	$1375
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	37
😀 Quality of life	96	72
🏙️ Population	2.14M	6.44K

The cost of living in Perth is 38% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1068th and 2834th ($2292 vs $1657) 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 1.6 months in Perth compared to 0.8 months in Valletta. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 10th and 2020th 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	$14.2	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1088	$760
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$2091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7584	$8034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6088	$4060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$73.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.1	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1668	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12548	$10317

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1670
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1708
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1278
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1608
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1469
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1338
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1120
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$927
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1103
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$983
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1163
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1150
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1122
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1050
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$979
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$418
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$423
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$470
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$435
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$377
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$596
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$386
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$340
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$390
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1017
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1307
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$407
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$355