Brussels vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$250
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
92
56
🏙️ Population
196K
3M

The cost of living in Brussels is 315% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1872nd and 8726th ($2065 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in Belgium and Iran, respectively. Check Belgium vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 99th and 6291st 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
$24.7
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$627

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639