Baku vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$340
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
46
😀 Quality of life
64
57
🏙️ Population
2.3M
3M

The cost of living in Baku is 58% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6681st and 8663rd ($796 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 5390th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$725
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$632
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$604
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$605
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$630
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$629
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$613
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$809
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$484
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$968
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$547
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$968
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$472
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$633
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$497
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$552
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$511
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$564
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$488
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$691
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$643
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$426
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$736
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1081
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1035
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1181
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$502
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$719
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$582
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1068
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1059
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$402
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$852
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$633
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$530
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1001
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$598

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684