Ankara vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2366
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$487
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$719
$216
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
72
50
🏙️ Population
5.8M
3M

The cost of living in Ankara is 89% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5741st and 8574th ($959 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 84th in Turkey and Iran, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 1858th and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.62
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1022
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.39%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1577
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.16
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.28
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11471
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$655
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$691
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$650
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$616
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$663
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$627
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$723
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$535
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$492
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$593
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$691
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$406
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$698
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$547
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$455
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$697
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$464
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$755
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$568
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$872
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$672
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$1113
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$578
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$835
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$699
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$645
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$664
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$718
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$782
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$708
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$653
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$573
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$490
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$599
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$474
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$587
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$743

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