Melbourne vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$800
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
100
68
🏙️ Population
5.35M
10.6M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 389% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 829th and 8567th ($2543 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 1st and 4412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Shijiazhuang

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Melbourne Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$5149

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740