Bali vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$1452
🏠 One person rent	$845	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$216
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	37	46
😀 Quality of life	57	50
🏙️ Population	4.36M	3M

The cost of living in Bali is 150% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4297th and 8574th ($1267 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 84th in Indonesia and Iran, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 5664th and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Mashhad

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	Bali	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$618

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$845
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$497
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$355
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$614
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$510
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$365
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$410
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$505
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$453
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$464
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$486
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$597
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$417
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$421
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$493
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$474
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$480
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$508
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$490
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$521
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$545
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$522
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$500
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$606
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$563
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$506
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$518
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$580
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$513
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$385
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$701
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788