Melbourne vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$645
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
36
😀 Quality of life
100
51
🏙️ Population
5.35M
6.98M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 210% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 893rd and 6740th ($2496 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 1st and 6593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Zhanjiang

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Melbourne Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$19015

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584