Melbourne vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2308
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5590
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$1286
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$2187
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4060
$848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
100
64
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.47M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 140% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 1249th and 5881st ($2308 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Australia and Russia, respectively. Check Australia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 1st and 5334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.74
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2675
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1808
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7072
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5978
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$115
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.43
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.9
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1948
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22799
$7319

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1681
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1736
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1768
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1738
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1728
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1706
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1674
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1725
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2058
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1464
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1362
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1813
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1662
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1718
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1786
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1667
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1660
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2019
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1771
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1678
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2127
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1364
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1568
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1580
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2117
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1599
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1747
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2292
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1888
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2640
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2181
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1839
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1911
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1184
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617