Baghdad vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$417
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$203
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
46
😀 Quality of life
51
53
🏙️ Population
6.96M
3M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 68% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6005th and 8260th ($894 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 75th in Iraq and Iran, respectively. Check Iraq vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6198th and 6128th 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
$4.94
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$555

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$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700