Melbourne vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$1531
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$221
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$859
😷 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 337% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 829th and 8147th ($2543 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 101st 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 1.5 months in Urfa. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Urfa ranked 36th in Turkey, while ranked 1st and 6572nd 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	$15.5	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$3.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	41.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$2.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$1.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$9341

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

Cities near Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$587
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$609
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$576
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$549
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$596
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$518
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$547
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$608
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$619
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$572
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$565
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$527
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$551
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$497
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$537
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$544
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$579
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$490
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$640
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$339
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$559
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$557
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$515
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$565
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$594
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$598
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$616
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$601
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$384
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$441
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$597
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$756