Melbourne vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$613
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	100	11
🏙️ Population	5.03M	74.7K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 99% more expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 1365th and 4807th ($2194 vs $1105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Comoros, respectively. Check Australia vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 1st and 9179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Moroni

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	Melbourne	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$5.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$1481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$1246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$13253

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

Cities near Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1100
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1506
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1150
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$872
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$552
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$523
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$486
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$545
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$493
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$507
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$580
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$457
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$675
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$447
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$492
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$507
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$498
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$525
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$502
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$566
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$461
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$561
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$825
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$638
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1003
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$389
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$408
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$748
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$947
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$760
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$589
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$752
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$541
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$794