Melbourne vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$759
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
100
19
😀 Quality of life
100
38
🏙️ Population
5.03M
9.71M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 266% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 923rd and 7242nd ($2397 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 159th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 1st and 7154th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Nanyang

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Melbourne Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$14023

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502