Melbourne vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Melbourne Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2266
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5192
$1825
🏠 One person rent
$1266
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3498
$857
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
4.53M
12.3M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 252% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 907th and 7165th ($2266 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 203rd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Melbourne compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Melbourne ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 19th and 2078th 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
$13.9
$3.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.82
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2246
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$28.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$42.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7995
$4593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7118
$2570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.31
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$73.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20732
$17684

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1570
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1724
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1688
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1905
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1725
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1783
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1756
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1843
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1662
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1367
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1713
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1423
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1541
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1287
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1481
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1612
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1411
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2267
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1530
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1722
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1656
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1486
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1529
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1520
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2153
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1668
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1520
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2039
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1836
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2564
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1969
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1770
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1711
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$617
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$686
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$656
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$662
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$591
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$625
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$641
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$612
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$625
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$594
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$634
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$632
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$633
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$644
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$668
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$596
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$678
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$627
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$609
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$657
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$620
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$616
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$586
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$609
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$685
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$627
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$671
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$637
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$618
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$673
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$656
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$593
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$621
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$713