Abu Dhabi vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$172
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$295
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	45
😀 Quality of life	85	56
🏙️ Population	1.57M	3M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 342% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1650th and 8757th ($2133 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 61st 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 424th and 6229th 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	$8.11	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$0.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$21
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$629

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$469
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$476
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$475
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$467
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$483
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$483
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1846
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1898
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1726
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1864
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$556
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$542
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$458
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$561
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$664
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$470
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$523
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$439
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$612
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$474
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$525
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1840
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$500
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$359
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$516
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$469
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$475
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$517
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$563
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$700
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$570
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$557
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$570
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$584
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$584
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$638