Bangkok vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$416
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
89
46
😀 Quality of life
74
50
🏙️ Population
5.68M
3M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 85% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5822nd and 8574th ($941 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 84th in Thailand and Iran, respectively. Check Thailand vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 1221st and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

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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