Melbourne vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$1479
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	100	71
🏙️ Population	5.35M	8.78M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 294% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 893rd and 7679th ($2496 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 137th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 1st and 3611th 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	$15.4	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$9536

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943