Melbourne vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5563
$5259
🏠 One person rent
$1336
$1528
🏘️ Family rent
$2266
$2705
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$338
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3776
$3089
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
80
😀 Quality of life
98
80
🏙️ Population
4.53M
518K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 2% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 933rd and 831st ($2356 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 1.3 months in Surrey. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Surrey ranked 22nd in Canada, while ranked 2nd and 457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Surrey

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Melbourne Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$4.77
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2874
$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8760
$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7587
$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1612
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18868
$7382

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Cities near Melbourne

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 Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2329
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2034
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2564
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2255
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2529
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1990
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2251
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1760
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1455
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2134
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2445
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2576
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2451
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2585
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2604
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2627
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2663
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2750
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2837
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3118
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2729
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1721
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2728
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2920
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3262
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2974
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2313
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3345
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2758
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2814
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2651