Melbourne vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
100
77
🏙️ Population
5.35M
17.5M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 166% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 893rd and 6106th ($2496 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1st and 1113th 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
$15.4
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$22916

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638