Melbourne vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$4579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	100	86
🏙️ Population	5.03M	525K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 22% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1365th and 313th ($2194 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 277th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 1st and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Sacramento

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	Melbourne	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$29998

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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	$1668
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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045