Cost of Living Comparison Between Sale and Melbourne Cost of Living Comparison Between Sale and Melbourne

🙂 Solo nomad: Sale is 22.9% cheaper than Melbourne without rent, and 6.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sale is 10.5% cheaper than Melbourne without rent, and 9.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.53 A$25.33

$19.2 A$29.41

-13.91%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$79.6 A$122

$78.6 A$120

1.25%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.54 A$14.62

$10.02 A$15.35

-4.79%

Cappuccino

$3.51 A$5.38

$3.67 A$5.62

-4.36%

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

$2.62 A$4.02

$2.54 A$3.89

3.15%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 A$3.36

$2.28 A$3.49

-3.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.54 A$10.02

$7.28 A$11.15

-10.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.03 A$10.77

$7.3 A$11.18

-3.70%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.47 A$2.26

$1.44 A$2.2

2.08%

White Bread (500g)

$2.34 A$3.58

$2.63 A$4.02

-11.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.97 A$3.02

$2.27 A$3.48

-13.22%

Eggs

$4.21 A$6.45

$4.86 A$7.45

-13.37%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.6 A$13.18

$8.74 A$13.39

-1.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.66 A$13.27

$9.19 A$14.07

-5.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.57 A$20.8

$14.95 A$22.9

-9.23%

Apples (1kg)

$3.33 A$5.1

Banana (1kg)

$2.83 A$4.34

$2.84 A$4.35

-0.35%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.98 A$4.56

$3 A$4.6

-0.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.2 A$6.43

$3.95 A$6.05

6.33%

Potato (1kg)

$2.48 A$3.8

$2.67 A$4.09

-7.12%

Onion (1kg)

$2.17 A$3.33

$2.34 A$3.58

-7.26%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.07 A$3.17

$2.15 A$3.3

-3.72%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.53 A$2.34

$1.64 A$2.5

-6.71%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$31.28 A$47.92

$32.11 A$49.19

-2.58%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.01 A$21.46

$13.13 A$20.11

6.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.61 A$7.06

$4.54 A$6.96

1.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.26 A$8.06

$5.05 A$7.74

4.16%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.53 A$3.87

$3.67 A$5.62

-31.06%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.2 A$101

$118 A$180

-43.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.61 A$5.53

$3.65 A$5.6

-1.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.54 A$2.36

$1.34 A$2.05

14.93%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$33.86 A$51.9

$27.26 A$41.77

24.21%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 A$1.81

$1.19 A$1.82

-0.84%

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

$28.4K A$43.5K

$28.6K A$43.9K

-0.81%

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

$22.6K A$34.6K

$23.5K A$36K

-3.81%

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

$180 A$276

$150 A$230

19.98%

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

$27.29 A$41.81

$20.8 A$31.86

31.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$53.1 A$81.3

$51 A$78.2

4.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.55 A$74.4

$48.23 A$73.9

0.66%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.83 A$24.26

$15.91 A$24.38

-0.50%

Cinema Ticket

$13.16 A$20.16

$16.53 A$25.32

-20.39%

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

$1,602 A$2,454

$1,730 A$2,651

-7.43%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.1K A$18.5K

$19.1K A$29.3K

-37.03%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$69.4 A$106

$67.8 A$104

2.27%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$51.5 A$78.8

$53.7 A$82.2

-4.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$101 A$155

$108 A$165

-5.83%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$106 A$162

-0.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,284 A$1,967

$1,548 A$2,371

-17.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,079 A$1,654

$1,228 A$1,881

-12.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,002 A$3,067

$2,973 A$4,555

-32.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,684 A$2,579

$1,956 A$2,997

-13.94%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,930 A$9,085

$7,110 A$10.9K

-16.58%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,350 A$6,664

$5,790 A$8,871

-24.88%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,045 A$6,198

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.34

6.19

2.42%

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

Last update for Sale: October 27, 2025

Last update for Melbourne: October 28, 2025

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