Melbourne vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Melbourne	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5590	$1354
🏠 One person rent	$1286	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$2187	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$183
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4060	$608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	100	65
🏙️ Population	5.35M	10.6M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 357% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 1249th and 8645th ($2308 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 489th 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 42nd in China, while ranked 1st and 5294th 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	$14.5	$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1808	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5978	$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.9	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1948	$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22799	$4870

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$527
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$535
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$527
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$523
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$574
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$548
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$505
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$550
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$572
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$499
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$454
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$456
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$544
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$543
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$565
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$552
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$553
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$538
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$480
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$495
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$546
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$564
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$634
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$502
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$638
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$516
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$534
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$654
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$580
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$689
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$619
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$748
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$707