Melbourne vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5563
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1336
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$2266
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$338
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3776
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
98
87
🏙️ Population
4.53M
2.6M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 101% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 933rd and 4516th ($2356 vs $1169) 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 1.6 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 2nd and 209th 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
$14.4
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2874
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8760
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7587
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1612
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18868
$19102

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589