Melbourne vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Melbourne	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5563	$1761
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$270
🏘️ Family rent	$2266	$469
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$338	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3776	$853
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	28
😀 Quality of life	98	44
🏙️ Population	4.53M	6.23M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 258% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 933rd and 7132nd ($2356 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 162nd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 2nd and 6731st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Xinyang

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	Melbourne	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2874	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$57.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.1	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8760	$4031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7587	$2204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$3.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.4	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1612	$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18868	$13167

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481

Cities near Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$629
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$639
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$651
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$624
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$614
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$650
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$643
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$589
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$605
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$589
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$608
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$620
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$646
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$584
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$590
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$601
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$624
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$660
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$622
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$685
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$586
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$661
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$599
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$604
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$570
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$697
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$563
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$669
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$601
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$596
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$554
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$554
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$647
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$574