Melbourne vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Melbourne	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5563	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2266	$321
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$338	$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3776	$782
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	98	43
🏙️ Population	4.53M	6.71M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 154% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 933rd and 5799th ($2356 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th 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 0.8 months in Yancheng. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Yancheng ranked 256th in China, while ranked 2nd and 6861st 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	$14.4	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2874	$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.1	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8760	$2490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7587	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.4	$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1612	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18868	$19602

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$696
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$703
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$652
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$699
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$679
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$682
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$631
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$645
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$625
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$665
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$617
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$675
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$608
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$625
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$688
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$651
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$713
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$645
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$682
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$740
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$605
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$731
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$687
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$624
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$610
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$707
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$575
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$731
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$1020
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$566
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$532
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1074