Melbourne vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Melbourne Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2266
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5192
$2124
🏠 One person rent
$1266
$309
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3498
$1007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
4.53M
13.9M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 213% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 907th and 6670th ($2266 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 85th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Melbourne compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Melbourne ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tianjin ranked 7th in China, while ranked 19th and 1464th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Tianjin

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Melbourne Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.82
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2246
$1056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7995
$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7118
$3458
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.31
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20732
$9175

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$683
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$587
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$639
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$615
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$748
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$632
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$685
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$584
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1150
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$706
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$636
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$581
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$584
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$671
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$638
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$494
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$586
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$535
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$541
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$601
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$551
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$542
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$610
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$673
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$573
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$679
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$534
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$536
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$527
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$530
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$551
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$556
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$544
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$508
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$659
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$523
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$534