Mashhad vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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$1583
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$1616
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$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
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$689
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$1554
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$450
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$607
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$452
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$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
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$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
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$722
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$515
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$720
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$797

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$1758
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$1767
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$1876
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$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
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$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
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$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
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$1829
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$1717
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$1697
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$1788
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$1628
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$1900
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$1746
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$1798
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$2393
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$1816
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$1748
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$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
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$1674
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$1532
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$2246
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$1732
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$1815
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$2472
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$1997
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