Cost of living comparison
Melbourne is 19.4% more expensive than Vancouver.
If you lived in Melbourne instead of Vancouver, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
Vancouver
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$16.68
A$25.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$10.01
A$15.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
CA$2.73
|
$2.60
A$3.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
CA$2.50
|
$2.33
A$3.57
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
Vancouver
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.72
CA$3.72
|
$2.36
A$3.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
CA$8.54
|
$5.34
A$8.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
CA$11.19
|
$5.82
A$8.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
CA$5.23
|
$3.63
A$5.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.72
CA$7.83
|
$3.98
A$6.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
CA$2.25
|
$1.46
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CA$0.84
|
$1.16
A$1.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
CA$2.16
|
$1.28
A$1.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
$2.37
A$3.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$1.25
A$1.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
CA$1.38
|
$1.03
A$1.58
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
Vancouver
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
CA$7.43
|
$5.31
A$8.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.50
CA$121.07
|
$108.09
A$165.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,124.71
CA$30,267.38
|
$23,352.00
A$35,738.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
CA$20.05
|
$16.15
A$24.71
|
|
pay 3.4% more for housing
Vancouver
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.44
CA$88.16
|
$54.16
A$82.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,840.09
CA$2,517.30
|
$1,443.82
A$2,209.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,571.56
CA$2,149.94
|
$1,158.41
A$1,772.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.91
CA$99.75
|
$129.23
A$197.77
|
|
pay 41.2% more for childcare
Vancouver
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,014.97
CA$1,388.52
|
$1,718.67
A$2,630.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,209.87
CA$24,911.74
|
$20,591.46
A$31,513.27
|
|
pay 32.1% more for entertainment and sports
Vancouver
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
CA$7.57
|
$8.01
A$12.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
CA$5.16
|
$3.49
A$5.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.04
CA$19.21
|
$26.69
A$40.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.37
CA$57.97
|
$47.87
A$73.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
CA$17.15
|
$15.01
A$22.97
|
|
pay 35.3% more for clothing
Vancouver
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.08
CA$79.46
|
$84.72
A$129.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.69
CA$51.56
|
$54.48
A$83.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.55
CA$119.78
|
$119.46
A$182.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.83
CA$152.98
|
$127.69
A$195.42
|
|
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