Melbourne vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5563
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1336
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2266
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$338
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3776
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
98
86
🏙️ Population
4.53M
2.29M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 173% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 933rd and 6163rd ($2356 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 2nd and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2874
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8760
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7587
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1612
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18868
$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716