Melbourne vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$1355
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	84
😀 Quality of life	100	81
🏙️ Population	5.03M	3.03M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 145% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1365th and 6071st ($2194 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1st and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Taichung

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	Melbourne	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$18658

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671