Baghdad vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$501
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$252
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
45
😀 Quality of life
60
56
🏙️ Population
8.13M
3M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 102% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5729th and 8757th ($976 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Iraq and Iran, respectively. Check Iraq vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5887th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Mashhad

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Baghdad Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

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