Melbourne vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$732
😷 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 247% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 1365th and 7346th ($2194 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 147th 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 320th in China, while ranked 1st and 7198th 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	$14.2	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$12899

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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 Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479