Mashhad vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Mashhad Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$2266
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$5192
🏠 One person rent
$231
$1266
🏘️ Family rent
$522
$1916
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$298
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$3498
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
56
95
🏙️ Population
3M
4.53M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 76% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8062nd and 907th ($549 vs $2266) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st and 5th 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 Mashhad compared to 1.5 months in Melbourne. Mashhad ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Melbourne ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5884th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Melbourne

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Mashhad Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.54
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$7.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.28
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$1353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$2246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.7
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1386
$7995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$846
$7118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.03
$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.49
$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$27.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.49
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.8
$55.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.64
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.4
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$1730
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$736
$20732

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$537
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$556
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$558
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$601
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$544
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$516
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1302
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1203
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$585
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1254
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1306
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$444
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$609
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$514
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$575
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$545
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1262
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$378
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$632
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$392
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$657
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$596
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$732
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1269
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$442
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$510
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$529
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$392
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$380
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$397
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$744
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$685
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$500
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$709
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$727
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$713
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$700
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$598
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$699
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$731

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$1768
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1570
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1724
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1688
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1905
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1725
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1783
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1756
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1843
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1662
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1367
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1713
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1423
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1541
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1287
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1481
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1612
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1411
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2267
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1530
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1722
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1656
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1486
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1529
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1520
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2153
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1668
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1520
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2039
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1836
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$2564
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1969
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1770
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1711
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360