Ankara vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$439
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$228
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
73
50
🏙️ Population
5.8M
3M

The cost of living in Ankara is 69% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6106th and 8365th ($907 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 71st in Turkey and Iran, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 1608th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$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