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

😐 Solo nomad: Nice is 3.9% more expensive than Melbourne without rent, and 7% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Nice is 7.4% more expensive than Melbourne without rent, and 4.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.55 €17.7

$19.73 A$30.15

4.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$93.9 €80.9

$78.6 A$120

19.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.41 €10.69

$9.66 A$14.77

28.47%

Cappuccino

$3.76 €3.24

$3.64 A$5.56

3.30%

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

$3.57 €3.08

$2.49 A$3.81

43.37%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 €2.39

$2.37 A$3.63

16.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.21 €7.07

$7.29 A$11.14

12.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.04 €6.07

$7.36 A$11.25

-4.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.53 €1.32

$1.52 A$2.33

0.66%

White Bread (500g)

$1.96 €1.69

$2.63 A$4.02

-25.48%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2 €1.72

$2.26 A$3.46

-11.50%

Eggs

$4.46 €3.84

$4.74 A$7.25

-5.91%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.09 €16.44

$8.87 A$13.56

115.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.74 €13.56

$9.12 A$13.94

72.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.58 €16

$14.66 A$22.4

26.74%

Apples (1kg)

$3.23 €2.78

$3.26 A$4.98

-0.92%

Banana (1kg)

$2.02 €1.74

$2.91 A$4.45

-30.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.36 €2.03

$2.87 A$4.38

-17.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.02 €4.33

$4.11 A$6.28

22.14%

Potato (1kg)

$2.33 €2.01

$2.75 A$4.21

-15.27%

Onion (1kg)

$1.94 €1.67

$2.36 A$3.6

-17.80%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.29

$2.23 A$3.4

-32.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.69 €0.59

$1.62 A$2.48

-57.41%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.7 €11.8

$32.26 A$49.3

-57.53%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.1 €6.98

$13.24 A$20.23

-38.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.3 €1.98

$4.63 A$7.08

-50.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$5.29 A$8.09

-44.99%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.03 €1.74

$3.51 A$5.36

-42.17%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$49.36 €42.51

$118 A$180

-58.01%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.51 €3.03

$3.59 A$5.49

-2.23%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.22 €1.91

$1.39 A$2.13

59.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.68 €25.56

$26.73 A$40.85

11.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.17 A$1.79

74.36%

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

$37.8K €32.6K

$28.7K A$43.9K

31.53%

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

$39.3K €33.9K

$23.5K A$36K

67.12%

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

$235 €202

$149 A$228

57.52%

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

$24.87 €21.42

$21.09 A$32.22

17.92%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.38 €33.92

$51.6 A$78.8

-23.65%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.35 €28.72

$48.26 A$73.8

-30.90%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.37 €20.99

$15.93 A$24.34

52.98%

Cinema Ticket

$16.18 €13.93

$16.58 A$25.34

-2.41%

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

$1,843 €1,588

$1,722 A$2,631

7.06%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$20.5K €17.7K

$19.4K A$29.7K

5.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$113 €97.1

$68.1 A$104

65.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.43 €40.85

$52.7 A$80.5

-9.95%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$117 €100

$107 A$164

8.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$196 €169

$104 A$160

87.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,086 €935

$1,536 A$2,347

-29.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$898 €773

$1,218 A$1,861

-26.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,180 €1,878

$3,043 A$4,651

-28.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,817 €1,565

$1,968 A$3,007

-7.68%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,422 €6,393

$6,899 A$10.5K

7.58%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,580 €3,945

$5,717 A$8,736

-19.88%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,646 €2,279

$4,136 A$6,321

-36.03%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.77

6.19

-39.10%

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

Last update for Nice: November 29, 2025

Last update for Melbourne: December 2, 2025

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