Melbourne vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5563
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$1336
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$2266
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$338
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3776
$949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
98
68
🏙️ Population
4.53M
12.7M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 131% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 933rd and 5170th ($2356 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 2nd and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Suzhou

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Melbourne Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2874
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8760
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7587
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1612
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18868
$22097

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645