Melbourne vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5150
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$1216
$523
🏘️ Family rent
$1971
$319
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$296
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3902
$854
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
21
😀 Quality of life
100
40
🏙️ Population
5.03M
6.71M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 144% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 1365th and 6043rd ($2194 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 13th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 1st and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Yancheng

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Melbourne Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.09
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1287
$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2611
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6900
$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5335
$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.2
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.67
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.1
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19705
$22179

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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
$1668
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 Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$665
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$665
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$621
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$668
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$643
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$644
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$644
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$620
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$613
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$603
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$636
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$522
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$592
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$643
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$536
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$607
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$657
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$602
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$702
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$620
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$621
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$631
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$746
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$572
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$645
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$670
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$587
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$575
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$701
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$695
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$654
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$566
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$665
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$868
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$700
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$541
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$666
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$505
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$984