Addis Ababa vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$604
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
46
😀 Quality of life
40
50
🏙️ Population
5.23M
3M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 105% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4928th and 8365th ($1103 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6957th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797