Brisbane vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$172
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$295
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$252
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	45
😀 Quality of life	97	56
🏙️ Population	2.71M	3M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 381% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1241st and 8757th ($2323 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 61st in Australia and Iran, respectively. Check Australia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 3rd and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Mashhad

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	Brisbane	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$0.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$21
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$629

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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