Melbourne vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Melbourne | Perth | |
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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 2% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 923rd and 1024th ($2397 vs $2345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Australia.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Ranked 1st vs 3rd best cities to live in Australia, and 1st vs 7th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Melbourne vs Perth
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| Melbourne | Perth | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Perth
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 156 km or 97 mi | Bunbury | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Busselton | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Geraldton | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Albany | |
| 549 km or 341 mi | Kalgoorlie | |
| 1989 km or 1236 mi | Whyalla | |
| 1991 km or 1237 mi | Alice Springs | |
| 2130 km or 1323 mi | Adelaide | |
| 2357 km or 1465 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 2456 km or 1526 mi | Mildura | |
| 2513 km or 1562 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 2550 km or 1584 mi |  Kupang | |
| 2590 km or 1609 mi | Denpasar | |
| 2599 km or 1615 mi | Mataram | |
| 2608 km or 1620 mi | Ubud | |
| 2609 km or 1621 mi | Bali | |
| 2621 km or 1629 mi | Ballarat | |
| 2628 km or 1633 mi | Bima | |
| 2652 km or 1648 mi | Bendigo | |
| 2655 km or 1650 mi | Darwin | |
| 2672 km or 1660 mi | Geelong | |
| 2680 km or 1665 mi | Blitar | |
| 2687 km or 1669 mi | Malang | |
| 2687 km or 1670 mi | Melton | |
| 2696 km or 1675 mi | Tarneit | |
| 2698 km or 1676 mi | Sunbury | |
| 2699 km or 1677 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 2700 km or 1678 mi | Batu | |
| 2705 km or 1681 mi | Probolinggo | |
| 2713 km or 1686 mi | Kediri | |
| 2721 km or 1690 mi | Pasuruan | |
| 2722 km or 1691 mi | Melbourne | |
| 2724 km or 1693 mi | South Yarra | |
| 2730 km or 1696 mi |  Maliana | |
| 2740 km or 1703 mi | Frankston | |
| 2741 km or 1703 mi | Ainaro | |
| 2742 km or 1703 mi | Madiun | |
| 2745 km or 1706 mi | Yogyakarta | |
| 2745 km or 1706 mi | Mojokerto | |
| 2745 km or 1706 mi | Dandenong |