Melbourne vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	100	98
🏙️ Population	5.03M	449K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 33% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1365th and 59th ($2194 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Australia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 1st and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Zurich

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	Melbourne	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$29610

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Cities near Melbourne

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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717