Addis Ababa vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$710
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
46
😀 Quality of life
39
50
🏙️ Population
5.7M
3M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 132% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4540th and 8574th ($1180 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 84th 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 7025th and 6227th 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
$4.24
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$618

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$886
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$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$515
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$685
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$414
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$580
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$484
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$458
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$557
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$665
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$464
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$680
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$651
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$681
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$714
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$507
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$710
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$788