Melbourne vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Melbourne | Paris | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Melbourne is 8% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1249th and 843rd ($2308 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and France, respectively. Check Australia vs France comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1st and 18th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Melbourne vs Paris
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| Melbourne | Paris | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Melbourne
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.2 km or 2 mi |  South Yarra | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Tarneit | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Dandenong | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Sunbury | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Melton | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Frankston | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Berwick | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Cranbourne | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Pakenham | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Geelong | |
| 102 km or 64 mi | Ballarat | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Bendigo | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Traralgon | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Shepparton | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 369 km or 230 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Devonport | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Griffith | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Launceston | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Canberra | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Mildura | |
| 546 km or 339 mi | Goulburn | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Hobart | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Orange | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Bathurst | |
| 651 km or 405 mi | Wollongong | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Adelaide | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Blacktown | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Dubbo | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Parramatta | |
| 707 km or 440 mi | Kellyville | |
| 713 km or 443 mi | Sydney | |
| 728 km or 452 mi | Dee Why | |
| 822 km or 511 mi | Newcastle | |
| 891 km or 554 mi | Whyalla | |
| 1015 km or 631 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 1021 km or 634 mi | Armidale | |
| 1123 km or 698 mi | Coffs Harbour |
Cities near Paris
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.5 km or 3.4 mi |  Ivry-sur-Seine | |
| 6.4 km or 4 mi | Aubervilliers | |
| 6.7 km or 4.2 mi | Montreuil | |
| 7 km or 4.3 mi | Neuilly-sur-Seine | |
| 7.7 km or 4.8 mi | Asnieres-sur-Seine | |
| 8.3 km or 5.2 mi | Vitry-sur-Seine | |
| 8.4 km or 5.2 mi | Boulogne-Billancourt | |
| 8.5 km or 5.3 mi | Courbevoie | |
| 8.7 km or 5.4 mi | Bobigny | |
| 8.7 km or 5.4 mi | Saint-Denis | |
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi | La Garenne-Colombes | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Nanterre | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Creteil | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Rueil-Malmaison | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Argenteuil | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Champigny-sur-Marne | |
| 13 km or 8.1 mi | Chaville | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Aulnay-sous-Bois | |
| 15 km or 9.4 mi | Massy | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Versailles | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Guyancourt | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Acheres | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Cergy | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Savigny-le-Temple | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Melun | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Rambouillet | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Beauvais | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Compiegne | |
| 73 km or 46 mi | Dreux | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Chartres | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Orleans | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Rouen | |
| 115 km or 72 mi | Amiens | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Reims | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Troyes | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Chalons-en-Champagne | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Auxerre | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Dieppe | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Lisieux | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Arras |