Cost of Living Comparison Between Melbourne and Nice Cost of Living Comparison Between Melbourne and Nice

🙂 Solo nomad: Melbourne is 3.8% cheaper than Nice without rent, and 7.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Melbourne is 6.9% cheaper than Nice without rent, and 4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$19.73 A$30.15

$20.55 €17.7

-3.99%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$78.6 A$120

$93.9 €80.9

-16.29%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.66 A$14.77

$12.41 €10.69

-22.16%

Cappuccino

$3.64 A$5.56

$3.76 €3.24

-3.19%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.49 A$3.81

$3.57 €3.08

-30.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.37 A$3.63

$2.77 €2.39

-14.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.29 A$11.14

$8.21 €7.07

-11.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.36 A$11.25

$7.04 €6.07

4.55%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.52 A$2.33

$1.53 €1.32

-0.65%

White Bread (500g)

$2.63 A$4.02

$1.96 €1.69

34.18%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.26 A$3.46

$2 €1.72

13.00%

Eggs

$4.74 A$7.25

$4.46 €3.84

6.28%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.87 A$13.56

$19.09 €16.44

-53.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.12 A$13.94

$15.74 €13.56

-42.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.66 A$22.4

$18.58 €16

-21.10%

Apples (1kg)

$3.26 A$4.98

$3.23 €2.78

0.93%

Banana (1kg)

$2.91 A$4.45

$2.02 €1.74

44.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.87 A$4.38

$2.36 €2.03

21.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.11 A$6.28

$5.02 €4.33

-18.13%

Potato (1kg)

$2.75 A$4.21

$2.33 €2.01

18.03%

Onion (1kg)

$2.36 A$3.6

$1.94 €1.67

21.65%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.23 A$3.4

$1.5 €1.29

48.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 A$2.48

$0.69 €0.59

134.78%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$32.26 A$49.3

$13.7 €11.8

135.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.24 A$20.23

$8.1 €6.98

63.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.63 A$7.08

$2.3 €1.98

101.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.29 A$8.09

$2.91 €2.51

81.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.51 A$5.36

$2.03 €1.74

72.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$118 A$180

$49.36 €42.51

138.15%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.59 A$5.49

$3.51 €3.03

2.28%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.39 A$2.13

$2.22 €1.91

-37.39%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$26.73 A$40.85

$29.68 €25.56

-9.94%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 A$1.79

$2.04 €1.76

-42.65%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$28.7K A$43.9K

$37.8K €32.6K

-23.97%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$23.5K A$36K

$39.3K €33.9K

-40.16%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$149 A$228

$235 €202

-36.51%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$21.09 A$32.22

$24.87 €21.42

-15.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$51.6 A$78.8

$39.38 €33.92

30.98%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.26 A$73.8

$33.35 €28.72

44.71%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.93 A$24.34

$24.37 €20.99

-34.63%

Cinema Ticket

$16.58 A$25.34

$16.18 €13.93

2.47%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$1,722 A$2,631

$1,843 €1,588

-6.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$19.4K A$29.7K

$20.5K €17.7K

-5.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$68.1 A$104

$113 €97.1

-39.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.7 A$80.5

$47.43 €40.85

11.05%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 A$164

$117 €100

-7.84%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$104 A$160

$196 €169

-46.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,536 A$2,347

$1,086 €935

41.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,218 A$1,861

$898 €773

35.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,043 A$4,651

$2,180 €1,878

39.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,968 A$3,007

$1,817 €1,565

8.32%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,899 A$10.5K

$7,422 €6,393

-7.05%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,717 A$8,736

$4,580 €3,945

24.82%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,136 A$6,321

$2,646 €2,279

56.31%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.19

3.77

64.19%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Melbourne: December 2, 2025

Last update for Nice: November 29, 2025

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