Baku vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$320
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
46
😀 Quality of life
59
50
🏙️ Population
2.3M
3M

The cost of living in Baku is 44% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6540th and 8365th ($776 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Azerbaijan and Iran, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 5306th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

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