Melbourne vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$1419
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$186
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$623
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	100	71
😀 Quality of life	100	61
🏙️ Population	5.03M	10.6M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 373% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 923rd and 8633rd ($2397 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 531st 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 Shijiazhuang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 1st and 5079th 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	$15.4	$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$4947

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$547
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$555
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$568
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$588
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$614
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$572
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$575
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$605
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$632
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$637
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$616
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$677
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$482
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$608
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$620
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$609
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$611
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$634
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$577
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$598
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$670
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$500
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$570
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$649
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$679
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$507
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$720
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$538
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$597
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$608
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$619
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$648
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$668
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$747
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$693
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$729
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$734