Maoming vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maoming	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$797	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2117	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$745	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$77	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1025	$4489
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	51	100
🏙️ Population	6.17M	5.35M

The cost of living in Maoming is 69% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6780th and 829th ($797 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 4th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Maoming ranked 109th best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6580th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Melbourne

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	Maoming	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.2	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.7	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.05	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$645	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.6	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4919	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2687	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.72	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.96	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$563	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19775	$22313

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$802
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$908
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$751
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$679
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$711
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$858
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$828
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$714
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$617
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$548
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$627
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1734
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$678
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$620
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$785
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$580
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$778
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$801
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$694
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$601
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$995
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2396
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$574
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$638
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$579
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$528
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$782
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$793
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$564
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$777
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$954

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