Alexandria vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Alexandria Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
46
😀 Quality of life
48
50
🏙️ Population
4.87M
3M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 38% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 9165th and 8574th ($316 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 84th in Egypt and Iran, respectively. Check Egypt vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6367th and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Alexandria vs Mashhad infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Alexandria vs Mashhad

Prices for goods and services in Alexandria and Mashhad are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Alexandria Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$618

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Alexandria

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$268
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$288
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$301
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$300
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$307
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$417
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$318
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$298
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$335
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$276
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$325
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$319
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$272
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$339
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$640
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1742
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1511
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1732
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1684
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1837
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1686
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1551
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$290
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1884
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1471
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1890
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1834
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1811
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2156
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2232

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