Melbourne vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
100
60
🏙️ Population
5.03M
8.69M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 201% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 923rd and 6443rd ($2397 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 1st and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Tehran

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Melbourne Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$0.81
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$2.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$1838

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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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564