Melbourne vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	18
😀 Quality of life	100	46
🏙️ Population	5.35M	6.49M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 272% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 829th and 7385th ($2543 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 80th 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 234th in China, while ranked 1st and 7068th 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	$15.5	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$25646

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628