Brussels vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$203
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
89
53
🏙️ Population
189K
3M

The cost of living in Brussels is 251% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 2147th and 8260th ($1869 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th in Belgium and Iran, respectively. Check Belgium vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 148th and 6128th 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
$18
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$555

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700