Melbourne vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	100	89
🏙️ Population	5.35M	686K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 160% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 893rd and 5951st ($2496 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 630th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 1st and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Shizuoka

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	Melbourne	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$16729

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063