Berlin vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1452
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$216
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	3.78M	3M

The cost of living in Berlin is 299% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1762nd and 8574th ($2027 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 84th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 21st and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Mashhad

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	Berlin	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$618

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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