Al Ain vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$900
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
45
😀 Quality of life
82
56
🏙️ Population
767K
3M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 202% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4139th and 8757th ($1455 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 61st in the United Arab Emirates and Iran, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 562nd and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$629

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$1170
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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
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Distance City Cost of living
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$469
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$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
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$638