Abuja vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$250
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
46
😀 Quality of life
22
57
🏙️ Population
1.69M
3M

The cost of living in Abuja is 201% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 3914th and 8663rd ($1514 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 66th in Nigeria and Iran, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 9057th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$623

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$852
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$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
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$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684