Melbourne vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5150
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$1216
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1971
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$296
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3902
$602
😷 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 356% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 1365th and 8748th ($2194 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 1st and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.09
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1287
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2611
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6900
$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5335
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.2
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.67
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.1
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19705
$4785

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$524
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$533
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$544
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$564
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$584
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$550
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$553
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$581
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$600
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$590
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$642
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$472
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$590
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$592
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$587
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$610
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$555
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$574
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$638
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$478
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$550
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$618
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$644
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$649
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$492
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$729
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$679
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$522
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$577
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$588
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$624
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$638
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$726
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$655
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$703
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716