Brampton vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brampton	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1946	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4397	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$1233	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2635	$3902
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	91	100
🏙️ Population	656K	5.03M

The cost of living in Brampton is 11% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1987th and 1365th ($1946 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 4th in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Brampton compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Brampton ranked 5th best city to live in Canada vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 119th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brampton vs Melbourne

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	Brampton	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.7	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1313	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1029	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2160	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1984	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.75%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5817	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5226	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.22	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.6	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$601	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10989	$19705

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Cities near Brampton

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Mississauga	$2370
16 km or 9.8 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
27 km or 17 mi	Oakville	$2142
27 km or 17 mi	Vaughan	$2267
31 km or 19 mi	Toronto	$2453
35 km or 22 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
38 km or 24 mi	Orangeville	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Burlington	$2185
42 km or 26 mi	Guelph	$1899
44 km or 28 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
47 km or 29 mi	Markham	$2291
48 km or 30 mi	Hamilton	$2017
57 km or 35 mi	Cambridge	$2089
62 km or 38 mi	Ajax	$2432
63 km or 39 mi	Kitchener	$2056
65 km or 40 mi	Waterloo	$1977
69 km or 43 mi	Brantford	$1783
70 km or 44 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Oshawa	$1554
79 km or 49 mi	Barrie	$1849
85 km or 53 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
89 km or 55 mi	Welland	$1554
89 km or 55 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
99 km or 62 mi	Grand Island	$2009
102 km or 63 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
103 km or 64 mi	Stratford	$1680
106 km or 66 mi	Orillia	$1910
106 km or 66 mi	Lockport	$2021
111 km or 69 mi	Amherst	$2013
114 km or 71 mi	Buffalo	$2183
120 km or 74 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
121 km or 75 mi	West Seneca	$2145
123 km or 77 mi	Clarence	$2056
126 km or 78 mi	Lancaster	$2082
128 km or 80 mi	Hamburg	$2101
132 km or 82 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
135 km or 84 mi	Peterborough	$1990
135 km or 84 mi	Owen Sound	$1799
143 km or 89 mi	London	$1936
175 km or 109 mi	Erie	$1840

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963