Melbourne vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$571
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
100
43
🏙️ Population
5.03M
6.98M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 207% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 923rd and 6518th ($2397 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 1st and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$20188

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601