Melbourne vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$2821
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$2696
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
80
😀 Quality of life
100
90
🏙️ Population
5.03M
568K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 0.8% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 923rd and 890th ($2397 vs $2417) 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 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 1st and 138th 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
$15.4
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$5.9
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$12698

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2330
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1983
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2650
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2220
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2502
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1976
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2278
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1765
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1789
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2185
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2469
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2609
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2546
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2576
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2569
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2619
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2692
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2769
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2821
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3091
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2866
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1913
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2784
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2901
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3229
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2908
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2491
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3179
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2743
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2759
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2655