Birmingham vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$252
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
95
56
🏙️ Population
1.14M
3M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 357% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1471st and 8757th ($2204 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 61st in the United Kingdom and Iran, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 25th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Mashhad

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Birmingham Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638