Melbourne vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5563
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$1336
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$2266
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$338
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3776
$627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
98
67
🏙️ Population
4.53M
12.6M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 366% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 933rd and 8471st ($2356 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 2nd and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2874
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8760
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7587
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1612
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18868
$4818

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617