Addis Ababa vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$407
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
46
😀 Quality of life
40
53
🏙️ Population
3.04M
3M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 73% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5819th and 8260th ($923 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th 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 0.4 months in Mashhad. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 7141st and 6128th 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
$6.72
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$4.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$555

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700