Melbourne vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	100	94
🏙️ Population	5.35M	2.1M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 3% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 829th and 964th ($2543 vs $2460) 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 34th 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	$15.5	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$19577

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506