Melbourne vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	100	70
🏙️ Population	5.03M	13.9M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 220% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1365th and 6956th ($2194 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 64th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 1st and 2306th 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	$14.2	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$18215

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Cities near Melbourne

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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616