Melbourne vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Melbourne Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2266
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5192
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$1266
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3498
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
25
😀 Quality of life
95
44
🏙️ Population
4.53M
6.56M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 245% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 907th and 7060th ($2266 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 174th 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 Shaoyang. Melbourne ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Shaoyang ranked 278th in China, while ranked 19th and 6779th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Shaoyang

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Melbourne Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.82
$1.42
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$332
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2246
$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7995
$3374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7118
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.31
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20732
$9918

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$627
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$661
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$694
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$626
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$607
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$568
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$617
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$732
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$708
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$713
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$755
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$747
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$694
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$703
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$586
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$811
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$635
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$603
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$689
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$521
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$627
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$678
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$773
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$626
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$671
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$771
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$633
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$609
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$819
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$629
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$625
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$671
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$593
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$612
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$831
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$581
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$621
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$594
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$591