Brussels vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2028
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4874
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.4
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3458
$250
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
91
57
🏙️ Population
196K
3M

The cost of living in Brussels is 303% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1913th and 8663rd ($2028 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th in Belgium and Iran, respectively. Check Belgium vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 165th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Mashhad

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Brussels Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.6
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.38
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1090
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$879
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1983
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.3
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.23%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4704
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.21
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1055
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22658
$623

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818

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