Mashhad vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$214
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$3776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
53
98
🏙️ Population
3M
4.53M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 77% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8260th and 933rd ($532 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 4th in Iran and Australia, respectively. Check Iran vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6128th and 2nd 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
$2.8
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$7
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$18868

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$1648
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$1679
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$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
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$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
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$576
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$661
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$1662
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$446
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$558
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$399
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$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
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$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
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$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
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$655
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$530
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$653
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$1702
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$1673
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$1658
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$1693
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$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
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$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
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$1688
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$1327
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$1317
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$1707
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$1672
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$1639
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$1622
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$1528
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$1819
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$1669
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$1723
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$2604
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$1462
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$1723
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$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
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$1610
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$1430
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$2180
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$1691
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$1404
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$2348
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$1903
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