Melbourne vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Melbourne Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2266
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5192
$2597
🏠 One person rent
$1266
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3498
$328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
50
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
4.53M
1.57M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 190% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 907th and 6422nd ($2266 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 18th in Australia and Iran, respectively. Check Australia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Melbourne compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Melbourne ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Shiraz ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 19th and 5907th 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
$13.9
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$2.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.82
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2246
$2260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
20.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7995
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7118
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$5.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.31
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$5.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$2.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$3.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$97.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20732
$2333

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1570
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1724
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1688
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1905
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1725
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1783
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1756
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1843
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1662
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1367
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1713
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1423
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1541
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1287
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1481
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1612
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1411
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2267
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1530
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1722
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1656
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1486
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1529
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1520
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2153
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1668
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1520
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2039
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1836
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2564
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1969
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1770
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1711
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$745
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$727
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$1012
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$749
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$673
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$922
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$795
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$621
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$620
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$677
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$744
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$609
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$598
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$605
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$558
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$610
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$591
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$596
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$872
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$663
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$593
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$898
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$536
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$537
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1326
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$962
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1023
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$545
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$772
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$926
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$500
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1380
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$566
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$675
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1894
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$869
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$693