Melbourne vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5563
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$1336
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$2266
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$338
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3776
$608
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
98
63
🏙️ Population
4.53M
10.6M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 384% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 933rd and 8597th ($2356 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 537th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 2nd and 4919th 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
$14.4
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2874
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8760
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7587
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1612
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18868
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733