Sydney vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	39
😀 Quality of life	98	76
🏙️ Population	5.45M	6.44K

The cost of living in Sydney is 57% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 348th and 2829th ($2844 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Australia and Malta, respectively. Check Australia vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 2nd and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Valletta

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	Sydney	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$12962

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388