Melbourne vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5150
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$1216
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1971
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$296
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3902
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
100
83
🏙️ Population
5.03M
2.33M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 151% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1365th and 6171st ($2194 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1st and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.09
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1287
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2611
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6900
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5335
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.2
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.67
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.1
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19705
$18619

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443