Bishkek vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$431
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
45
😀 Quality of life
53
56
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 64% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6825th and 8757th ($789 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Kyrgyzstan and Iran, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6437th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Mashhad

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Bishkek Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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