Ankara vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$495
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.4
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$921
$250
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
45
😀 Quality of life
74
56
🏙️ Population
5.8M
3M

The cost of living in Ankara is 106% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5466th and 8726th ($1027 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 72nd in Turkey and Iran, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 2214th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.29%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.54
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16166
$627

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$676
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$755
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$730
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$705
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$708
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$552
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$746
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$662
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$766
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$670
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$748
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$807
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$765
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$681
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$543
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$734
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$806
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$601
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$836
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$702
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$945
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$769
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$828
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$769
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$675
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$743
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$867
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$817
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$769
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$684
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$988
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$652
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$671
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$529
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$894

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