Beijing vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	77	100
🏙️ Population	21.9M	5.03M

The cost of living in Beijing is 55% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5141st and 923rd ($1067 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 763rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Melbourne

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	Beijing	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$21306

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913