Melbourne vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5150
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$1216
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$1971
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$296
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3902
$3146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
100
95
🏙️ Population
5.03M
2.15M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 3% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1365th and 1222nd ($2194 vs $2267) 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 1.4 months in Paris. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1st and 25th 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
$14.2
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.09
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1287
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2611
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6900
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5335
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.2
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.67
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.1
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19705
$16193

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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
$1668
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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293