Al Ain vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1452
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$216
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	46
😀 Quality of life	75	50
🏙️ Population	767K	3M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 263% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 2271st and 8574th ($1844 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 84th 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 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 3rd in Iran, while ranked 1000th and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$618

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Mashhad

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