Abu Dhabi vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$203
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
46
😀 Quality of life
82
53
🏙️ Population
1.48M
3M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 264% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1938th and 8260th ($1936 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 75th in the United Arab Emirates and Iran, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 369th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Mashhad

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Abu Dhabi Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$555

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$1673
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$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700