Melbourne vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	100	70
🏙️ Population	5.03M	12.3M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 234% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1365th and 7163rd ($2194 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 95th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 1st and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Wuhan

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	Melbourne	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$8658

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586