Melbourne vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	100	39
🏙️ Population	5.03M	6.56M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 271% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1365th and 7740th ($2194 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 1st and 7044th 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	$14.2	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$11393

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600