Cleveland vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1908
$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4494
$5590
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$1286
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$2187
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3261
$4060
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
89
100
🏙️ Population
373K
5.35M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 17% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2297th and 1249th ($1908 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd 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 90th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 284th 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
$15.6
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$8.26
 Cappuccino
$4.98
$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1164
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1450
$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$269
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1289
$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$18.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.73
$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18787
$22799

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1978
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1959
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1956
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1997
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1956
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1961
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2067
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$2002
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1950
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1976
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2015
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1899
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$2019
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$2000
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$2024
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$2019
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$2062
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1954
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$2018
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1855
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1974
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1986
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1839
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1841
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1971
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1908
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1737
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1735
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1884
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1844
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1784
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1631
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1672
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1482
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1477
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1410
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$2061
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2314

Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1681
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1736
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1768
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1738
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1728
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1706
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1674
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1725
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2058
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1464
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1362
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1813
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1662
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1718
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1786
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1667
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1660
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2019
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1771
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1678
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2127
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1364
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1568
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1580
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2117
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1599
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1747
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2292
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1888
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2640
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2181
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1839
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1911
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1184
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988