Melbourne vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5563
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$1336
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$2266
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$338
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3776
$247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
98
61
🏙️ Population
4.53M
8.69M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 237% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 933rd and 6811th ($2356 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th in Australia and Iran, respectively. Check Australia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 2nd and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2874
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8760
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7587
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1612
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18868
$1883

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569