Melbourne vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$1536
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	100	48
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.57M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 330% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 923rd and 8203rd ($2397 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 55th 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 4th in Iran, while ranked 1st and 6304th 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	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$2159

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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

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$546
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$537
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$556
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$489
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$561
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$548
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$507
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$527
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$520
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$577
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$588
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$545
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$490
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$878
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$713
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$928
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$557
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$588
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1267
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$989
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1226
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1218
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$870
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$467
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$559
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1719
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$879
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$705