Melbourne vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Melbourne Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2266
$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5192
$1986
🏠 One person rent
$1266
$328
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3498
$259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
97
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
4.53M
8.69M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 210% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 907th and 6634th ($2266 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 28th 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 Tehran. Melbourne ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 19th and 5039th 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
$13.9
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.82
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2246
$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$11.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$17.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7995
$2103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7118
$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$2.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.31
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$1.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$0.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$11.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$6.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$99.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20732
$1708

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Cities near Melbourne

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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$700
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$699
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$671
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$677
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$696
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$713
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$694
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$709
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$685
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$690
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$682
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$694
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$696
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$710
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$690
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$727
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$692
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$733
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$529
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$938
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$765
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$1051
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$1107
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$510
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$596
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$657
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$632
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$723
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$764
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$574
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$823
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$771
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$476
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$495
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$545
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$503
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$596
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$586
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$575
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$591