Melbourne vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$1642
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	100	51
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.99M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 299% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 893rd and 7752nd ($2496 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 79th in Australia and Turkey, respectively. Check Australia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.2 months in Urfa. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Urfa ranked 33rd in Turkey, while ranked 1st and 6642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Urfa

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	Melbourne	Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$1869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$7.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$2.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$8142

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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 Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$654
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$597
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$591
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$593
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$571
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$580
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$492
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$598
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$550
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$568
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$595
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$545
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$524
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$485
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$539
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$547
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$581
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$476
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$597
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$622
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$344
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$552
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$499
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$560
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$533
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$600
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$588
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$390
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$446
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$599
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$566
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$583
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$761