Melbourne vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Melbourne	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5590	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$1286	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$2187	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4060	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	100	46
🏙️ Population	5.35M	6.44M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 255% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1249th and 7433rd ($2308 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 1st and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Shangrao

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	Melbourne	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1808	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5978	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.9	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1948	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22799	$28686

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620