Melbourne vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$1177
😷 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 287% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 829th and 7573rd ($2543 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 121st 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 1st and 1885th 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
$15.5
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$8347

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$643
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$664
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$649
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$638
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$658
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$619
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$595
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$610
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$600
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$600
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$589
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$618
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$608
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$615
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$623
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$587
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$565
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$562
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$556
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$554
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$570
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$650
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$535
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$612
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$575
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$542
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$551
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$599
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$589