Ankara vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$570
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$250
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
75
57
🏙️ Population
5.8M
3M

The cost of living in Ankara is 122% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4905th and 8663rd ($1118 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 66th 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 2097th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$700
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$780
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$759
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$655
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$750
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$578
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$786
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$695
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$800
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$697
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$745
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$777
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$838
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$820
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$686
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$547
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$670
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$837
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$612
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$852
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$725
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$985
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$779
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$838
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$781
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$696
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$754
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$835
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$819
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$787
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$690
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$1059
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$659
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$679
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$546
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$720
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$915

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684