Melbourne vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$6392
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
80
😀 Quality of life
100
92
🏙️ Population
5.03M
737K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 18% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 923rd and 206th ($2397 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 1st and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Seattle

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Melbourne Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$28179

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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
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263