Cost of living comparison

 Italy
compared to
 Australia
Australia vs. Italy Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 52.5% more expensive than Italy overall.

Restaurants
pay 19.6% more in Australia
Groceries
pay 22.4% more in Australia
Transportation
pay 18.2% more in Australia
Housing
pay 62.9% more in Australia
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Australia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Australia
Clothing
pay 13.3% more in Australia

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Australia are more expensive than in Italy. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Australia.

Australia vs. Italy Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Australia instead of Italy, you would:

pay 19.6% more for restaurants

 
Italy
Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.15
€15.39
$16.76
A$26.39
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.06
€9.59
$9.73
A$15.33
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.55
€2.43
$2.56
A$4.04

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pay 22.4% more for groceries

 
Italy
Australia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.04
€1.95
$2.37
A$3.73
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.83
€6.51
$4.36
A$6.87
Milk (1 gallon) $5.53
€5.27
$5.80
A$9.13

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pay 18.2% more for transportation

 
Italy
Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.22
€6.89
$4.65
A$7.33
Monthly public transit pass $38.81
€36.99
$83.03
A$130.76
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,223.13
€26,900.96
$27,742.09
A$43,688.33

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pay 62.9% more for housing

 
Italy
Australia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.87
€27.52
$55.59
A$87.55
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $656.19
€625.45
$1,182.30
A$1,861.90
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $511.91
€487.93
$957.92
A$1,508.54

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Italy
Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $508.72
€484.89
$1,485.91
A$2,340.02
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,465.55
€9,022.11
$14,667.78
A$23,098.87

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Italy
Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.01
€4.78
$6.64
A$10.46
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.69
€1.61
$3.55
A$5.58
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.20
€5.91
$28.07
A$44.21

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pay 13.3% more for clothing

 
Italy
Australia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.41
€74.74
$71.78
A$113.03
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.87
€32.28
$50.24
A$79.12
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.07
€82.03
$100.30
A$157.95

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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