Melbourne vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5150
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$1216
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1971
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$296
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3902
$680
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
100
66
🏙️ Population
5.03M
12.6M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 328% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1365th and 8544th ($2194 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 1st and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.09
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1287
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2611
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6900
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5335
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.2
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.67
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.1
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19705
$19343

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1620
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1625
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1645
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1691
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1668
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1671
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1643
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1600
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1654
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1981
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1390
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1291
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1727
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1601
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1631
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1768
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1619
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1651
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2023
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1691
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1616
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2106
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1511
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1538
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1416
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1978
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1584
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1702
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2252
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1824
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2539
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2099
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1448
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1795
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1185
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591