Melbourne vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
100
86
🏙️ Population
5.35M
2.87M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 161% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 893rd and 5984th ($2496 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 409th 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
$15.4
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665