Melbourne vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$893
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	100	66
🏙️ Population	5.03M	8.78M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 241% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1365th and 7256th ($2194 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 118th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 1st and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Quanzhou

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	Melbourne	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936