Addis Ababa vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$674
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
34
45
😀 Quality of life
45
56
🏙️ Population
5.7M
3M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 138% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4878th and 8757th ($1148 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Ethiopia and Iran, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 7160th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Mashhad

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Addis Ababa Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$629

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

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