Cost of living comparison
Melbourne is 43.9% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Melbourne instead of Germany, you would:
pay 1.0% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$16.61
A$24.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$9.97
A$14.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$2.58
A$3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$2.32
A$3.47
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
Germany
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$2.65
A$3.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$4.93
A$7.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$5.53
A$8.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$3.97
A$5.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.38
A$2.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.15
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.20
A$1.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.64
A$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$1.03
A$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.99
A$1.47
|
|
pay 18.9% more for transportation
Germany
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$4.83
A$7.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.20
|
$126.80
A$189.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
$26,915.83
A$40,166.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.42
|
$19.61
A$29.26
|
|
pay 36.0% more for housing
Germany
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
$53.17
A$79.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€735.73
|
$1,491.94
A$2,226.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.50
|
$1,204.80
A$1,797.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
$125.04
A$186.59
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Germany
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.13
|
$1,542.90
A$2,302.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
$19,264.75
A$28,749.08
|
|
pay 70.9% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$6.65
A$9.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$3.40
A$5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$29.91
A$44.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.56
|
$51.92
A$77.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.54
|
$14.62
A$21.82
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
Germany
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
$79.63
A$118.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
$52.42
A$78.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
$105.56
A$157.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.53
|
$115.21
A$171.93
|
|
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