Las Vegas vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Las Vegas	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2294	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5220	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$1391	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$2312	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$4489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	86	100
🏙️ Population	642K	5.35M

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 10% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1309th and 829th ($2294 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1103rd 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 Las Vegas compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Las Vegas ranked 126th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 398th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Las Vegas vs Melbourne

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	Las Vegas	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.07	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1954	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4959	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2809	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.6	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1285	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12075	$22313

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2291
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2320
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2352
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2266
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2562
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$1586
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1865
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2144
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2173
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2750
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$1964
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2606
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$1916
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2016
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2554
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2615
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2143
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2519
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2621
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2526
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2818
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2538
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2599
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2806
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2616
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2533
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2728
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2511
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2660
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2246
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2835
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2569
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2321
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2743
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3110
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2683
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2748

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