Baku vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$378
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
45
😀 Quality of life
62
56
🏙️ Population
2.3M
3M

The cost of living in Baku is 77% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6524th and 8757th ($856 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Azerbaijan and Iran, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5591st and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Mashhad

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Baku Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

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