Melbourne vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Melbourne | Taipei | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Melbourne is 76% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1249th and 4455th ($2308 vs $1313) 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 1st and 388th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Melbourne
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.2 km or 2 mi |  South Yarra | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Tarneit | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Dandenong | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Sunbury | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Melton | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Frankston | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Berwick | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Cranbourne | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Pakenham | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Geelong | |
| 102 km or 64 mi | Ballarat | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Bendigo | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Traralgon | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Shepparton | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 369 km or 230 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Devonport | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Griffith | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Launceston | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Canberra | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Mildura | |
| 546 km or 339 mi | Goulburn | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Hobart | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Orange | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Bathurst | |
| 651 km or 405 mi | Wollongong | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Adelaide | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Blacktown | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Dubbo | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Parramatta | |
| 707 km or 440 mi | Kellyville | |
| 713 km or 443 mi | Sydney | |
| 728 km or 452 mi | Dee Why | |
| 822 km or 511 mi | Newcastle | |
| 891 km or 554 mi | Whyalla | |
| 1015 km or 631 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 1021 km or 634 mi | Armidale | |
| 1123 km or 698 mi | Coffs Harbour |
Cities near Taipei
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.6 km or 6 mi |  New Taipei | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Keelung | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Yilan | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Zhubei | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Miaoli | |
| 133 km or 82 mi | Taichung | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Changhua | |
| 152 km or 95 mi | Nantou | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Douliu | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Chiayi | |
| 252 km or 157 mi |  Fuzhou | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Putian | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Taitung | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Tainan | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Ningde | |
| 276 km or 172 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Jinjiang | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Rui'an | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Kinmen | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Xiamen | |
| 371 km or 230 mi | Wenling | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Nanping | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Lishui | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Sanming | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Linhai | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Longyan | |
| 461 km or 286 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Jinhua | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Yiwu | |
| 508 km or 316 mi | Quzhou | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Shangrao | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Shantou |