Melbourne vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Melbourne Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2266
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5192
$2884
🏠 One person rent
$1266
$550
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$1101
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3498
$1453
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
4.53M
17.5M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 117% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 907th and 5064th ($2266 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th 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 1.4 months in Shenzhen. Melbourne ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 19th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Shenzhen

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Melbourne Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.82
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$433
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2246
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7995
$16848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7118
$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.31
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$59.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$710
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20732
$24732

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2411
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2720
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$657
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$726
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1601
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$576
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$692
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$760
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$605
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1073
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$797
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$866
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$766
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$798
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$811
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$928
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$819
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$847
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$808
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$788
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$773
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$771
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$562
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$495
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$831
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$811
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$664
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$508
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$753
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$644
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$792
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$865
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$521
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$626