Melbourne vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$3361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
100
92
🏙️ Population
5.03M
662K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 10% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 923rd and 512th ($2397 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 1st and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Vancouver

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Melbourne Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$6.59
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$16245

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743