Mashhad vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mashhad	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$538	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1576	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$186	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	50	100
🏙️ Population	3M	5.03M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 78% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8365th and 923rd ($538 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.8 months in Melbourne. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6193rd 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	$3.03	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.1	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.2	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$395	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.61	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.4	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.29%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1424	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$812	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.97	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.73	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.28	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.98	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.4	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$150	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$612	$21306

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Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$517
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$515
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$500
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$512
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$511
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$515
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1583
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1616
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$458
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1531
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1578
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$514
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$553
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$496
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$603
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$689
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$450
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$607
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$452
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$670
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$548
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1572
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$435
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$468
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$550
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$487
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$394
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$577
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$675
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$467
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$689
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$673
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$693
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$722
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$720
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$797

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913