Melbourne vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$2407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	100	73
🏙️ Population	5.03M	518K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 117% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 1365th and 5444th ($2194 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 511th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Utsunomiya ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 1st and 1535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Utsunomiya

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	Melbourne	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$15244

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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	$1669
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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059