Melbourne vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$1362
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$444
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$1313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	100	46
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.99M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 323% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 923rd and 8124th ($2397 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 98th in Australia and Turkey, respectively. Check Australia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 2.3 months in Urfa. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 1st and 6486th 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	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$1501

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Cities near Melbourne

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 Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$560
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$651
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$600
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$523
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$590
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$473
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$605
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$479
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$570
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$640
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$611
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$527
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$622
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$600
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$541
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$522
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$535
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$588
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$443
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$534
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$624
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$433
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$516
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$481
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$540
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$590
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$596
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$450
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$576
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$580
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$510
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$578
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$680
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$450
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$578
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$580
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$575
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$705