Cost of living comparison
Melbourne is 27.9% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Melbourne instead of Canada, you would:
pay 16.8% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.46
|
$16.61
A$24.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.61
|
$9.97
A$14.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.76
|
$2.58
A$3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.26
|
$2.32
A$3.47
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
Canada
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.41
|
$2.65
A$3.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.39
|
$4.93
A$7.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.82
|
$5.53
A$8.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.57
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.20
|
$3.97
A$5.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.51
|
$1.38
A$2.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
$1.15
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
$1.20
A$1.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.44
|
$1.64
A$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$1.03
A$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.99
A$1.47
|
|
pay 30.0% more for transportation
Canada
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$5.99
|
$4.83
A$7.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$92.84
|
$126.80
A$189.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,090.12
|
$26,915.83
A$40,166.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.85
|
$19.61
A$29.26
|
|
pay 3.4% more for housing
Canada
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.56
|
$53.17
A$79.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,702.36
|
$1,491.94
A$2,226.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,560.73
|
$1,204.80
A$1,797.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.12
|
$125.04
A$186.59
|
|
pay 82.5% more for childcare
Canada
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,013.36
|
$1,542.90
A$2,302.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,638.50
|
$19,264.75
A$28,749.08
|
|
pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.22
|
$6.65
A$9.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.86
|
$3.40
A$5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.70
|
$29.91
A$44.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.69
|
$51.92
A$77.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.33
|
$14.62
A$21.82
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Canada
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.21
|
$79.63
A$118.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.17
|
$52.42
A$78.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$117.88
|
$105.56
A$157.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.36
|
$115.21
A$171.93
|
|
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