Melbourne vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$758
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	100	53
🏙️ Population	5.03M	9.4M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 227% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 923rd and 6747th ($2397 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 63rd 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 45th in China, while ranked 1st and 6048th 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	$15.4	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$12898

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538