Melbourne vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	100	89
🏙️ Population	5.03M	385K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 14% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1365th and 718th ($2194 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 664th 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 1.9 months in Tampa. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 1st and 174th 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	$14.2	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265