Melbourne vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$1044
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	100	67
🏙️ Population	5.03M	12.7M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 135% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 923rd and 5553rd ($2397 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 1st and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Suzhou

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	Melbourne	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645