Melbourne vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$2217
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$864
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
36
😀 Quality of life
100
52
🏙️ Population
5.35M
6.98M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 209% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 829th and 6659th ($2543 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 22nd 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 1 months in Zhanjiang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 1st and 6493rd 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
$15.5
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$18767

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$797
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$802
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$711
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$679
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$751
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$908
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$617
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$602
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$714
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$858
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$828
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$580
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$620
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$873
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$574
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$548
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$782
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$592
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1734
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$627
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$579
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$678
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$601
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$785
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$778
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$801
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$564
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$694
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$995
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2663
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2396
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$586
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$583
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$766
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$599
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$594
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$528
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$593