A stunning view of Melbourne's skyline with long exposure light trails from highway traffic.
City profile

MelbourneAustralia

Photo by Justin Morgan

Present one · tear to read
§Vital signs
Population
5.4M
Time zone
UTC+10Australia/Melbourne
Climate
17°Cavg
01Overview · at a glance

Every headline figure, flattened.

The indicators most-asked by new arrivals, no narrative. Figures reconcile verified, commercial, and community source panels; blanks show where data collection is still underway.

HarborageIndex
Avg temp17°C
Monthly spend
verified
1.8K/mo
Reconciled cost-of-living total for a typical month.
Summer high / winter low
verified
28°/8°C
Warmest and coolest monthly normals on record.
Foreign residents
community
Pending
Share of foreign-born residents — data collection underway.
Healthcare ranking
verified
Pending
Health-system ranking — data collection underway.
Coworking desks
community
Pending
Coworking capacity — data collection underway.
02Cost of living
$1,788/ mo

A monthly budget for one settled resident — housing, groceries, transit, and the rest.

Where it goes

share of monthly spend
Rent$1,04258%
Food and groceries$38321%
Transportation$1086%
Utilities$1488%
Entertainment$1056%

Cost vs. nearby cities

monthly, same country
Melbourne
$1,788
Sydney
N/A
Brisbane
N/A
Perth
N/A
02Cost of living · the full basket

The full basket, line by line.

Every cost line item with its share of the monthly total, beside the same figure for nearby cities.

Monthly breakdown

Rent58% of total$1,042
Food and groceries21% of total$383
Transportation6% of total$108
Utilities8% of total$148
Entertainment6% of total$105

Cost vs. nearby cities

Melbourne$1,788
SydneyN/A
BrisbaneN/A
PerthN/A
03Climate
MonthHighLowRainVisit
January28°C17°C33 mmB
February27°C17°C54 mmB
March25°C15°C40 mmB
April22°C12°C37 mmB
May18°C10°C38 mmB
June15°C8°C34 mmB
July15°C8°C44 mmB
August16°C8°C40 mmB
September19°C10°C42 mmB
October21°C11°C41 mmB
November24°C14°C66 mmC
December25°C15°C52 mmB
03Climate · month by month

Twelve months, measured.

Monthly high/low normals and rainfall, with a rain-derived A–D visit grade for each month.

Climatenormals
Summer high28°warmest month
Winter lowcoolest month
MonthHighLowRainRain relativeVisit
January28°C17°C33 mmB
February27°C17°C54 mmB
March25°C15°C40 mmB
April22°C12°C37 mmB
May18°C10°C38 mmB
June15°C8°C34 mmB
July15°C8°C44 mmB
August16°C8°C40 mmB
September19°C10°C42 mmB
October21°C11°C41 mmB
November24°C14°C66 mmC
December25°C15°C52 mmB
04Visas & residency

The routes in, compared.

A side-by-side of residency routes with income floors, processing waits, and renewal tracks.

Coverage in progress

Residency routes

Structured visa and residency routes for this country are not yet collected. Data collection is underway.

05Neighborhoods

The city, by neighborhood.

A neighborhood-by-neighborhood map with safety, rent, and connectivity per district.

Coverage in progress

Neighborhood map

Neighborhood-level profiles and the interactive district map are not yet collected for this city. Data collection is underway.

07Sources

Where these numbers come from

Every figure on this page is traceable. Each source below is dated to its last verified update.

  • Average TemperatureSource: NOAA GSOM · Updated Apr 2026
  • Monthly Cost TotalSource: Numbeo · Updated Invalid Date
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