Melbourne vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
68
😀 Quality of life
100
68
🏙️ Population
5.35M
12.6M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 388% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 893rd and 8643rd ($2496 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 1st and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Zhengzhou

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Melbourne Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$21713

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556