Melbourne vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$3414
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
100
95
🏙️ Population
5.03M
2.15M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 2% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 923rd and 998th ($2397 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and France, respectively. Check Australia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1st and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Paris

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Melbourne Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$18941

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395