Melbourne vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
100
64
🏙️ Population
5.35M
8.69M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 290% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 893rd and 7642nd ($2496 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th 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 Tehran. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 1st and 5345th 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
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$2262

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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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488