Abuja vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$250
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
45
😀 Quality of life
23
56
🏙️ Population
1.69M
3M

The cost of living in Abuja is 211% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 3904th and 8726th ($1551 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 72nd 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 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 9058th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Mashhad

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Abuja Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.58
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$4.32
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$627

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$785
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$584
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$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639