Melbourne vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Melbourne | Shaoyang | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Melbourne is 308% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 933rd and 7871st ($2356 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 396th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 2nd and 6810th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.2 km or 2 mi |  South Yarra | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Tarneit | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Dandenong | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Sunbury | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Melton | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Frankston | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Berwick | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Cranbourne | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Pakenham | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Geelong | |
| 102 km or 64 mi | Ballarat | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Bendigo | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Traralgon | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Shepparton | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 369 km or 230 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Devonport | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Griffith | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Launceston | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Canberra | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Mildura | |
| 546 km or 339 mi | Goulburn | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Hobart | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Orange | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Bathurst | |
| 651 km or 405 mi | Wollongong | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Adelaide | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Blacktown | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Dubbo | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Parramatta | |
| 707 km or 440 mi | Kellyville | |
| 713 km or 443 mi | Sydney | |
| 728 km or 452 mi | Dee Why | |
| 822 km or 511 mi | Newcastle | |
| 891 km or 554 mi | Whyalla | |
| 1015 km or 631 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 1021 km or 634 mi | Armidale | |
| 1123 km or 698 mi | Coffs Harbour |
Cities near Shaoyang
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 50 km or 31 mi |  Lengshuijiang | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Lianyuan | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Loudi | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Yongzhou | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Hengyang | |
| 151 km or 94 mi | Hongjiang | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Huaihua | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Xiangtan | |
| 160 km or 99 mi | Ningxiang | |
| 171 km or 107 mi | Yiyang | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Zhuzhou | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Changsha | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Changde | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Liling | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Jishou | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 231 km or 143 mi | Zhangjiajie | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Tongren | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Pingxiang | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Guilin | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Jinshi | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Yueyang | |
| 287 km or 179 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Shishou | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Yichun | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Hezhou | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Linxiang | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Songzi | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Shaoguan | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Xinyu | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Honghu | |
| 347 km or 216 mi | Ji'an | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Yidu | |
| 351 km or 218 mi | Jingzhou | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Chibi | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Liuzhou | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Yichang | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Enshi | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Xiantao |