Melbourne vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$827
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
21
😀 Quality of life
100
46
🏙️ Population
5.35M
6.56M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 321% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 829th and 7943rd ($2543 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 1st and 7142nd 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
$15.5
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619