Melbourne vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	18
😀 Quality of life	100	47
🏙️ Population	5.35M	6.49M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 275% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 893rd and 7479th ($2496 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 91st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 1st and 6989th 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	$15.4	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$30231

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$586
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$594
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$617
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$428
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$628
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$598
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$682
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$539
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$599
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$544
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$634
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$654
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$634
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$644
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$763
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$705
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$646
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$602
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$665
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$860
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$656
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$603
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$588
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$680
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$630
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$643
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$651
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$682
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$668
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$633