Melbourne vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$4432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	100	90
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.61M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 8% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 1365th and 955th ($2194 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 875th 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 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 1st and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Phoenix

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	Melbourne	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$12281

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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	$1669
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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724