Baghdad vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$386
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
46
😀 Quality of life
52
50
🏙️ Population
8.13M
3M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 60% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6246th and 8365th ($859 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 71st 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 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6059th and 6193rd 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
$4.99
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$612

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$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797