Ankara vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Ankara Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$501
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$252
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
45
😀 Quality of life
75
56
🏙️ Population
5.8M
3M

The cost of living in Ankara is 114% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5311th and 8757th ($1033 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 61st in Turkey and Iran, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 1642nd and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Ankara vs Mashhad

Prices for goods and services in Ankara and Mashhad are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Ankara Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.54
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$629

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ankara

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638