Melbourne is a key city across the world and, is ranked as the second most thickly packed city in Australia which is home to approximately 4 million, with its capital as Victoria. Melbourne is one of the most active Australian city and functions as a gateway for all the prominent social, cultural, sports, education, finance and commercial activities. Melbourne is home to folks from more than 233 countries, talking 180 varied languages and dialects. Melbourne is remembered by sports lovers as the host town of 1956 Olympics and the recent 2006 Common Wealth Games. Melbourne is colder than other mainland Australian capital cities and during winter Melbourne transforms to the sports and cultural capital of Australia. Melbourne has been acknowledged to be the second pricey in Australia and the 36th least affordable city in the world. Melbourne breathes football and cricket.