Melbourne vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
100
80
🏙️ Population
5.03M
3.03M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 157% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 923rd and 6052nd ($2397 vs $931) 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 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1st and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716