Melbourne vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5563
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$1336
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$2266
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$338
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3776
$3016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
98
93
🏙️ Population
4.53M
662K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 8% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 933rd and 587th ($2356 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 2nd and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2874
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8760
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7587
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1612
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18868
$14942

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758