Melbourne vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	100	38
🏙️ Population	5.03M	7.82M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 198% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1365th and 6735th ($2194 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 1st and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Shangqiu

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	Melbourne	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$17921

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529