Cost of living comparison
Melbourne is 15.7% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Melbourne instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 19.1% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.22
|
$16.61
A$24.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
$9.97
A$14.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.68
|
$2.58
A$3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$2.32
A$3.47
|
|
pay 30.8% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$2.65
A$3.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.33
|
$4.93
A$7.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.53
|
$5.53
A$8.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.88
|
$3.97
A$5.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$1.38
A$2.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$1.15
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.96
|
$1.20
A$1.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$1.64
A$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$1.03
A$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.99
A$1.47
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.68
|
$4.83
A$7.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.49
|
$126.80
A$189.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
$26,915.83
A$40,166.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.37
|
$19.61
A$29.26
|
|
pay 10.0% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
$53.17
A$79.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
$1,491.94
A$2,226.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£767.14
|
$1,204.80
A$1,797.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
$125.04
A$186.59
|
|
pay 7.5% more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
$1,542.90
A$2,302.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
$19,264.75
A$28,749.08
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.26
|
$6.65
A$9.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.09
|
$3.40
A$5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
$29.91
A$44.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.49
|
$51.92
A$77.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.13
|
$14.62
A$21.82
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
$79.63
A$118.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
$52.42
A$78.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
$105.56
A$157.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.51
|
$115.21
A$171.93
|
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