Melbourne vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2394
$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5687
$6200
🏠 One person rent
$1342
$1674
🏘️ Family rent
$2213
$2851
🍽️ Food expenses
$558
$679
🚐 Transport expenses
$344
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4369
$4459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
100
87
🏙️ Population
5.03M
525K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 10% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 929th and 502nd ($2394 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 444th 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sacramento ranked 76th in the United States, while ranked 1st and 282nd 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
$15.5
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.5
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.62
$7.32
 Cappuccino
$3.6
$6.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1356
$1674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1144
$1417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2729
$3037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1820
$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.3%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7493
$4371
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5817
$4077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.69
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$124
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.76
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1967
$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21197
$29936

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1778
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1766
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1875
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1819
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1786
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1793
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1791
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1748
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1796
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1893
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1353
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1392
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1824
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1722
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1702
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1786
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1629
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1755
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1803
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2382
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1823
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1741
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2266
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1506
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1681
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1527
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2244
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1740
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1823
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2456
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1984
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2799
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2292
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1835
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1667
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1285
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1919

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2570
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2605
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2622
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2660
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2708
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2750
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2837
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2924
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2661
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2557
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2605
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2722
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3176
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2607
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3195
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3496
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2704
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2905
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3098
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2898
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2924
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3497
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2838
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2721
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2712
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2894
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2561
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2568
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2861
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3062
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2258
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2950
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2819
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2937
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2854