Melbourne vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
100
90
🏙️ Population
5.35M
2.43M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 104% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 829th and 4646th ($2543 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 1st and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Taipei

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Melbourne Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$16947

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612