Melbourne vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$725
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	100	53
🏙️ Population	5.03M	9.4M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 210% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1365th and 6849th ($2194 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 1st and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Ningbo

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	Melbourne	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$12465

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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	$1669
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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522