Melbourne vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
100
86
🏙️ Population
5.03M
2.6M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 107% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 923rd and 4715th ($2397 vs $1158) 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1st and 311th 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
$15.4
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$18424

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Cities near Melbourne

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605