Melbourne vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Melbourne Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2266
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5192
$1951
🏠 One person rent
$1266
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$500
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3498
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
20
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
4.53M
6.49M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 222% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 907th and 6777th ($2266 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 103rd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Melbourne compared to 1 months in Shangrao. Melbourne ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Shangrao ranked 236th in China, while ranked 19th and 6681st 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
$13.9
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$41.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.82
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2246
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$382
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7995
$4551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7118
$2618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.31
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$5.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$5.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$51
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20732
$14444

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1570
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1724
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1688
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1905
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1725
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1783
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1756
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1843
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1662
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1367
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1713
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1423
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1541
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1287
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1481
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1612
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1411
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2267
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1530
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1722
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1656
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1486
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1529
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1520
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2153
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1668
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1520
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2039
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1836
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2564
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1969
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1770
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1711
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$651
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$646
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$656
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$516
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$670
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$690
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$647
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$802
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$770
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$679
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$618
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$734
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$627
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$673
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$671
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$709
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$719
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$712
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$819
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$762
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$714
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$657
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$632
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$755
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$849
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$680
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$671
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$718
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$629
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$762
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$744
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$785
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$671
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$753
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$722
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$662
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$688
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$671
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$658