Melbourne vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$5691
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$1564
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$2640
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$3446
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	100	93
🏙️ Population	5.35M	662K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 2% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 829th and 890th ($2543 vs $2505) 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 1.4 months in Vancouver. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 1st and 62nd 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	$15.5	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$21273

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2411
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2295
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2091
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2100
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2523
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2081
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2427
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2690
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1855
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2661
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2727
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2728
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2782
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2124
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2734
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2749
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3012
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2479
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3602
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3183
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3164
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2884