Al Ain vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$560
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
46
😀 Quality of life
79
50
🏙️ Population
767K
3M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 95% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5284th and 8365th ($1050 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 71st 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 3.5 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 600th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$612

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$1232
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$2309
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$1503
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$2084
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$1802
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$1768
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$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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