Melbourne vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Melbourne New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2266
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5192
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1266
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$1024
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3498
$1451
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
4.53M
4.36M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 120% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 907th and 5196th ($2266 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Melbourne compared to 1.4 months in New Taipei. Melbourne ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs New Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 19th and 155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs New Taipei

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Melbourne New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.82
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2246
$1539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7995
$10214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7118
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.31
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$9.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20732
$6294

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1570
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1724
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1688
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1905
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1725
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1783
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1756
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1843
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1662
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1367
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1713
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1423
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1541
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1287
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1481
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1612
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1411
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2267
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1530
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1722
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1656
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1486
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1529
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1520
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2153
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1668
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1520
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2039
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1836
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2564
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1969
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1770
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1711
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1127
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$805
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$913
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$896
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$911
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$827
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$690
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$971
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$884
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$869
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$866
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$888
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$680
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$688
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$1000
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$1003
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$709
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1180
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$687
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$685
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$903
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$762
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$865
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$819
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$792
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$679
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$753
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$753
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1180
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$671
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$770
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$744
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$508
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$646
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$802
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$734
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$516
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$808
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$704
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$989