Mashhad vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mashhad	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$482	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1242	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$172	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$295	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$162	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.4	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$252	$4489
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	56	100
🏙️ Population	3M	5.35M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 81% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8757th and 829th ($482 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st 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 Mashhad compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6229th and 1st 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	$3.01	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.06	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.4	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.53%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1140	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.32	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.33	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.26	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.91	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.01	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.3	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.5	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$21	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.2	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$629	$22313

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Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$469
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$476
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$475
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$467
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$483
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$483
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1846
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1898
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1726
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1864
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$556
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$542
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$458
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$561
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$664
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$470
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$523
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$439
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$612
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$474
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$525
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1840
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$500
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$359
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$516
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$469
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$475
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$517
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$563
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$700
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$570
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$557
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$570
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$584
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$584
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$638

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132