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What removalists cost in Melbourne

Hourly rates, totals by bedrooms, storage, and the complaints Victoria's consumer regulator recorded.

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In brief

Two movers and a truck in Melbourne cost $105-$190 an hour 4 , with $147 an hour 4 typical, according to What's The Damage. A local move from a 3-bedroom home costs $840-$2,100 4 . Its 2026 Melbourne figures are 4.2% 4 higher than the year before.

What's The Damage lists Melbourne rates from $105/hr 3 , against Sydney rates from $115/hr 3 . The bigger variable is the crew. A 3-bedroom job priced for two movers and for three runs at two different hourly rates, so ask each removalist how many people they are sending and for how many hours.

What do Melbourne removalists charge per hour?

Two movers and a truck cost $105-$190 an hour 4 . Three movers cost $145-$260 an hour 4 . What's The Damage's typical two-mover rate is $147 an hour 4 , well above the starting rate, which is a floor rather than the going price.

How much is a Melbourne move by bedrooms?

Melbourne local move total, by home size

Melbourne local move total, by home size 1 bedroom: Melbourne $315-$735. 2 bedrooms: Melbourne $525-$1,250. 3 bedrooms: Melbourne $840-$2,100. 4 bedrooms: Melbourne $1,250-$3,150. Source: What's The Damage, checked 16 September 2026. 1 bedroom $315-$735 2 bedrooms $525-$1,250 3 bedrooms $840-$2,100 4 bedrooms $1,250-$3,150 $0 $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
From What's The Damage, checked 16 September 2026. Each source is listed at the foot of the page.
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  Melbourne
1 bedroom $315-$735
2 bedrooms $525-$1,250
3 bedrooms $840-$2,100
4 bedrooms $1,250-$3,150

Those totals cover the move itself. A piano, packing or a month in storage is extra, so price them separately in the calculator rather than assuming a quote includes them.

What do packing and storage add in Melbourne?

Packing a 3-bedroom home costs $315-$840 4 . What's The Damage puts a small storage unit in Melbourne at $160-$420 a month 4 . StoragePrices.au, which tracks listed rates, gives Melbourne medians of $111/mo 5 for a small unit, $187/mo 5 for a medium one and $362/mo 5 for a large one. The first is a cost guide's range; the second is the middle of what storage businesses advertise.

What does Consumer Affairs Victoria warn about?

Two ways an hourly removal job can be timed A job runs depot, old home, new home, depot. One removalist may charge from the moment the truck leaves the depot until it returns; another charges only between your two addresses. Depot to depot Door to door Depot Old home New home Depot Ask which one your hourly rate uses
Where an hourly job can start and stop. Ask before you book, as Queensland's guidance suggests.

In a January 2021 release, Consumer Affairs Victoria said it had received 726 reports in 2020 2 about removalists, up from 656 reports in 2019 2 . Among the allegations it cited against one operator: longer routes to inflate charges 2 . That is why the diagram above matters. If the meter runs from the depot, the drive is billable.

  • Compare what is included, not only the total. As Consumer Affairs Victoria puts it, don't just accept the lowest quote 2 .
  • Keep jewellery, passports and anything irreplaceable with you. Consumer Affairs Victoria's advice is to keep valuables separate 2 .
  • Get three written quotes 1 . That is Western Australia's advice, and it travels well.

More on the tactics regulators describe, and where to complain, in how to avoid removalist scams.

Checked Each figure here was last matched against its source on . How we source prices.