Melbourne vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
100
87
🏙️ Population
5.35M
2.35M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 165% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 893rd and 6085th ($2496 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1st and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Taoyuan

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Melbourne Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$17081

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464