Amman vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$386
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
64
46
😀 Quality of life
68
50
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3M

The cost of living in Amman is 96% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5535th and 8574th ($994 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 84th in Jordan and Iran, respectively. Check Jordan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 3048th and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$552
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1930
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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