Abuja vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$252
😷 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 185% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4364th and 8757th ($1375 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Nigeria and Iran, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 9006th and 6229th 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
$2.62
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$629

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$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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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