Amsterdam vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3203
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7246
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$2108
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$3473
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$259
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5294
$250
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
45
😀 Quality of life
96
56
🏙️ Population
921K
3M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 543% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 126th and 8726th ($3203 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in the Netherlands and Iran, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 13th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Mashhad

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Amsterdam Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.4
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2237
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1767
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3877
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2931
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11192
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7947
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.38
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.68
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2472
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21156
$627

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2223
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2822
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2383
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2440
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2636
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2383
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2338
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2669
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2348
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2457
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1512
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2481
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2172
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2701
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2471
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2389
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2058
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2637
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1822
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1848
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2136
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2360
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2106
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2119
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2260
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2189
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$2002
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2094
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2055
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2200
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2132
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2206
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2340

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639