Melbourne vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
100
72
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.85M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 174% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 893rd and 6264th ($2496 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 1st and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Tainan

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Melbourne Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697