Alexandria vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$164
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
46
😀 Quality of life
51
53
🏙️ Population
4.87M
3M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 7% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8536th and 8260th ($495 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 75th in Egypt and Iran, respectively. Check Egypt vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6224th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Mashhad

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Alexandria Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$555

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$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
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$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
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700