Melbourne vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5150
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1216
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1971
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$296
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3902
$1684
😷 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 86% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1365th and 4534th ($2194 vs $1181) 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 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1st and 339th 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
$14.2
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.09
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1287
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2611
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6900
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5335
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.2
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.67
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.1
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19705
$19749

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1620
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1625
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1645
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1691
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1668
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1671
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1643
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1600
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1654
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1981
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1390
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1291
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1727
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1601
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1631
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1768
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1619
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1651
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2023
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1691
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1616
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2106
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1511
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1538
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1416
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1978
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1584
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1702
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2252
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1824
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2539
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2099
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1448
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1795
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1185
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581