Melbourne vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Melbourne Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2266
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5192
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$1266
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3498
$1026
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
52
😀 Quality of life
95
56
🏙️ Population
4.53M
8.78M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 230% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 907th and 6865th ($2266 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 115th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Melbourne compared to 1.5 months in Quanzhou. Melbourne ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Quanzhou ranked 31st in China, while ranked 19th and 5853rd 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
$13.9
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$13.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.82
$4.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2246
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7995
$2778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7118
$1670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.31
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$2.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$14
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$23.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$8.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20732
$12808

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1570
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1724
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1688
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1905
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1725
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1783
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1756
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1843
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1662
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1367
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1713
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1423
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1541
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1287
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1481
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1612
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1411
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2267
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1530
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1722
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1656
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1486
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1529
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1520
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2153
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1668
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1520
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2039
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1836
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2564
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1969
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1770
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1711
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$685
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$865
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$792
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$688
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$753
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$680
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$508
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$671
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$679
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$884
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$971
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$690
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$866
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$869
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$827
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$808
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$911
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$888
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$989
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$847
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$805
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$1003
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$957
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1032
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1127
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$928
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$903
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$913
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$896
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$646
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$1000
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$762
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$831
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$704
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$651
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$819
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$656
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$647
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1073