Melbourne vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
74
😀 Quality of life
100
80
🏙️ Population
5.03M
1.87M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 185% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 923rd and 6292nd ($2397 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th 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 Tainan. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1st and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719