Melbourne vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$74.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$811
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
17
😀 Quality of life
100
45
🏙️ Population
5.35M
6.71M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 171% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 893rd and 6200th ($2496 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 15th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Yancheng ranked 268th in China, while ranked 1st and 7176th 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
$15.4
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$2571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$18853

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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 Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$677
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$632
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$661
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$647
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$675
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$646
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$618
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$623
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$611
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$636
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$525
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$601
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$636
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$553
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$604
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$650
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$557
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$623
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$617
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$626
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$620
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$765
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$571
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$644
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$683
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$594
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$576
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$701
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$684
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$652
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$549
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$669
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$782
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$696
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$530
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$669
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1002