Al Ain vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$612
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$203
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
46
😀 Quality of life
79
53
🏙️ Population
767K
3M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 113% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4616th and 8260th ($1132 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 75th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 496th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$555

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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
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$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
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$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
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Distance City Cost of living
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$509
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$520
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$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
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$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
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$700