Melbourne vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$2892
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$1360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	100	89
🏙️ Population	5.35M	4.05M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 125% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 893rd and 5023rd ($2496 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 1st and 252nd 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	$15.4	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$18576

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602