Melbourne vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$1151
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
97
😀 Quality of life
100
74
🏙️ Population
5.35M
12.3M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 282% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 893rd and 7564th ($2496 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 107th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 1st and 2134th 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
$15.4
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$8927

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584