Cost of living in Melbourne 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Melbourne, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
61.3
39% cheaper than New York
MelbourneUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 2,462 AUD $1,727
1-bed apartment, outside centre 1,876 AUD $1,316
3-bed apartment, centre 4,715 AUD $3,308
Room in shared flat 938 AUD $658
Buy price per m2 9,979 AUD $7,000
Living cost excl. rent 1,743 AUD $1,223
Typical net salary 6,290 AUD $4,412
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.