Funabashi vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Funabashi	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1130	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2834	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$499	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2007	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	100
😀 Quality of life	79	100
🏙️ Population	641K	5.35M

The cost of living in Funabashi is 55% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4955th and 893rd ($1130 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 4th in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Funabashi compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Funabashi ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 786th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Funabashi vs Melbourne

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	Funabashi	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$960	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$645	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4634	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3588	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.82	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.4	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.6	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.5	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15370	$26129

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Cities near Funabashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Narashino	$1088
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Urayasu	$1097
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kamagaya	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yachiyo	$1093
13 km or 7.8 mi	Matsudo	$1070
13 km or 7.9 mi	Shiroi	$1057
13 km or 7.9 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.3 mi	Chiba	$1263
17 km or 11 mi	Yotsukaido	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
18 km or 11 mi	Misato	$1046
19 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1048
19 km or 12 mi	Abiko	$1067
19 km or 12 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
21 km or 13 mi	Inzai	$1050
22 km or 13 mi	Soka	$1089
22 km or 14 mi	Sakura	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Toride	$1052
25 km or 16 mi	Ichihara	$1096
25 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Shisui	$1039
26 km or 16 mi	Tokyo	$1698
26 km or 16 mi	Kawaguchi	$1050
28 km or 17 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
29 km or 18 mi	Moriya	$1051
29 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1034
30 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1118
30 km or 19 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
30 km or 19 mi	Tsukubamirai	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Yachimata	$1057
31 km or 19 mi	Noda	$1102
31 km or 19 mi	Ryugasaki	$1038
31 km or 19 mi	Toda	$993
31 km or 19 mi	Warabi	$979
31 km or 19 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
32 km or 20 mi	Narita	$1012
32 km or 20 mi	Kawasaki	$1399
33 km or 20 mi	Tomisato	$1030
35 km or 22 mi	Wako	$1074

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172