Isfahan vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	48	100
🏙️ Population	1.96M	5.03M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 76% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8454th and 1365th ($523 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 4th in Iran and Australia, respectively. Check Iran vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6375th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Melbourne

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	Isfahan	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$19705

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963