Melbourne vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$426
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$244
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	100	55
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.57M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 341% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 893rd and 8262nd ($2496 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 38th in Australia and Iran, respectively. Check Australia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 1st and 6346th 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	$15.4	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$1920

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$547
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$523
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$541
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$489
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$487
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$545
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$465
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$492
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$479
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$545
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$565
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$500
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$481
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$476
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$823
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$707
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$928
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$556
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$571
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1309
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1037
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1192
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1109
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$931
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$761
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$546
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1923
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$698