Gujranwala vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gujranwala	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$309	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$751	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$97.5	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$129	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.8	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$4489
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	34	100
🏙️ Population	2.03M	5.35M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 88% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 9171st and 829th ($309 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 4th in Pakistan and Australia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gujranwala compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Gujranwala ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8578th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Melbourne

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	Gujranwala	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.92	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.06	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$54.4	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$35.5	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$97.8	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$62.6	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.3	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.48%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$509	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.45	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.33	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.97	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.16	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.92	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.27	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$21.9	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$956	$22313

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$332
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$382
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$335
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$313
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$450
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$397
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$286
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$280
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$393
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$359
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$371
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$391
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$339
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$346
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$340
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$379
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$306
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$496
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$391
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$344
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$253
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$371
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$350
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$334
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$379
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$401
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$394
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$373
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$252
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$321
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$373
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$440
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$256
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$270
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$326

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132