Melbourne vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$361
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	100	41
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.57M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 404% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 829th and 8645th ($2543 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 48th in Australia and Iran, respectively. Check Australia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 1st and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Shiraz

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	Melbourne	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$2115

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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

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$485
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$471
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$457
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$459
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$494
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$454
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$469
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$451
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$521
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$517
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$488
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$454
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$452
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$778
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$703
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$917
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$522
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$548
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1340
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1059
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1218
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1062
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$965
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$700
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$496
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$2015
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$694