Melbourne vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Melbourne	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5563	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$2266	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$338	$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3776	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	98	45
🏙️ Population	4.53M	6.98M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 203% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 933rd and 6458th ($2356 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 40th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 2nd and 6615th 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	$14.4	$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2874	$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.1	$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8760	$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7587	$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.4	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1612	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18868	$19859

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$857
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$831
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$620
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$638
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$806
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$876
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$592
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$568
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$735
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$830
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$816
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$824
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$547
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$611
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$812
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$571
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$481
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$552
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$573
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1565
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$575
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$618
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$596
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$742
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$785
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$781
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$605
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$589
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$939
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2410
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$557
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$517
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$774
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$504
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$524
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$525
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$573