Melbourne vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Melbourne Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2154
$1379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5060
$4064
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$1817
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3795
$1510
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
99
78
🏙️ Population
4.53M
24.9M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 56% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 420th and 3152nd ($2154 vs $1379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.1 months in Shanghai. Melbourne ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 3rd and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Shanghai

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Melbourne Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.88
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$1079
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1465
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.4
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7253
$18451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$10024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.34
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$75.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$8.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1770
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19362
$27276

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1747
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1613
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1510
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1660
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1654
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1940
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1561
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1598
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1659
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1764
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1696
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1105
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1659
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1381
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1557
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1615
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1650
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1441
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2217
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1563
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1607
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1674
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1572
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1540
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1544
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1915
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1562
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1502
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$1873
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1719
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2397
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2043
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1778
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1651
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1663
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$754
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$667
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$701
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$677
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$726
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$674
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$693
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$952
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$852
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$776
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$684
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$680
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$882
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$665
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$726
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$685
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$778
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$683
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$891
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$681
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$673
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$672
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$652
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$662
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$674
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$689
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$674
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$573
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$711
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$666
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$655
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$650
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$681
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$664
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$678
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$729
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$673
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$811