Bern vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
46
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
135K
3M

The cost of living in Bern is 367% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 743rd and 8365th ($2512 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 71st in Switzerland and Iran, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 33rd and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Mashhad

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Bern Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$612

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797