A study looked at prices in 69 cities around the world to see how much things cost.

A bottle of beer in Melbourne costs $5.27 on average. This makes Melbourne the most expensive city for beer. Singapore is second at $4.49, and Sydney is third at $4.10.

Cigarettes are also very expensive in Australia. A pack of 20 costs $44.50 in Sydney and $42.40 in Melbourne.

The high prices are because of high taxes on alcohol and tobacco. The cost of beer and cigarettes has gone up a lot in the last 10 years.

High tobacco taxes have helped reduce smoking rates.

A professor said that high prices are a good way to get people to stop smoking.

Fewer adults in Australia smoke now. Only 5.6% of adults smoke every day.

Public transportation is also very expensive in Australian cities.

Sydney and Melbourne have some of the highest public transportation costs in the world. A monthly pass costs around $150 in Sydney and over $130 in Melbourne.

Despite high costs, fuel prices in Australia are not as high as in some other countries.

Hong Kong has the highest gasoline prices, and Cairo has the lowest.

Zurich has the highest average monthly salaries. Melbourne and Sydney have lower salaries, but they are still high.

Even though living costs are high in Australia, people have good jobs and get paid well. After paying rent, people in Melbourne have a lot of disposable income.