Melbourne vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$1771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	100	80
🏙️ Population	5.03M	17.7M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 140% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1365th and 5950th ($2194 vs $916) 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 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1st and 545th 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	$14.2	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$22267

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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	$1668
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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609