Birmingham vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
1.14M
3M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 280% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1731st and 8365th ($2046 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 71st 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 32nd and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

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