Melbourne vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Melbourne	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5563	$8266
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$1974
🏘️ Family rent	$2266	$4255
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$783
🚐 Transport expenses	$338	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3776	$5741
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	97
😀 Quality of life	98	93
🏙️ Population	4.53M	441K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 25% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 933rd and 85th ($2356 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 72nd in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 2nd and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Oakland

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	Melbourne	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2874	$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.1	$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8760	$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7587	$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.4	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1612	$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18868	$19305

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313