Melbourne vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$1754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$4040
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$960
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$1568
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$2464
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	100	87
🏙️ Population	5.03M	750K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 37% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 923rd and 2708th ($2397 vs $1754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 107th 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 Winnipeg. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Winnipeg ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 1st and 250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Winnipeg

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	Melbourne	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$3190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$12307

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1367
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1652
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1673
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1782
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2121
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1690
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1515
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1663
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2131
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1753
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1823
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2003
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1414
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1678
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2391
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2416
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2640
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2447
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2485
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1698
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2429
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2400
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2292
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2282
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2280
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2305
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2282
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2256
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2193
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2750