Birmingham vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$250
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
95
57
🏙️ Population
1.14M
3M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 325% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1622nd and 8663rd ($2137 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 66th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 48th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684