Cleveland vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cleveland	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4394	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$1817	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3249	$3902
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	86	100
🏙️ Population	373K	5.03M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 13% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2110th and 1365th ($1899 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1771st and 4th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Cleveland ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 305th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Melbourne

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	Cleveland	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.3	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2260	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1330	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1026	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.2	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1016	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18828	$19705

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860

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	$1669
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