Melbourne vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Melbourne Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2266
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5192
$2478
🏠 One person rent
$1266
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3498
$1204
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
4.53M
2.29M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 182% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 907th and 6338th ($2266 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 16th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Melbourne compared to 1.5 months in Taoyuan. Melbourne ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Taoyuan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 19th and 1660th 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
$13.9
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.82
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2246
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$43.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
1.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7995
$7259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7118
$3711
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$8.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.31
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$7.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$9.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20732
$22029

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1570
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1724
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1688
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1905
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1725
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1783
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1756
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1843
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1662
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1367
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1713
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1423
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1541
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1287
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1481
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1612
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1411
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2267
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1530
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1722
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1656
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1486
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1529
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1520
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2153
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1668
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1520
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2039
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1836
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2564
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1969
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1770
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1711
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$911
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$827
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1032
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1127
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$690
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$896
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$913
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$971
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$884
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$869
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$866
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$888
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$688
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$1003
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$1000
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$680
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$709
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$903
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$687
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$685
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$865
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1180
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$792
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$762
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$819
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$753
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$679
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$753
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$671
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1180
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$770
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$508
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$744
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$646
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$808
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$989
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$802
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$734
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$516
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$957