Melbourne vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	100	91
🏙️ Population	5.35M	385K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 1% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 829th and 777th ($2543 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 683rd in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 1st and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Tampa

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	Melbourne	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$19356

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260