Bern vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$216
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
46
😀 Quality of life
94
50
🏙️ Population
135K
3M

The cost of living in Bern is 369% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 987th and 8574th ($2381 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 84th in Switzerland and Iran, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 36th and 6227th 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
$23.7
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$618

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3233
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861

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